Gold Eisenhower dollars?

[patpall22]

I went down to one of my local banks looking for the loose halves and struck out. they did have a role of 20$ Ike's which i purchaced and found three gold plated Eisenhower dollars. I couldn't find out any info via google search, or E-bay. has anyone heard of these? are they part of a collectors set? any info would be great.

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[killerwine]

I've found halves like that....I believe they are some kind of novelty? Others here have found them also....HH

 

[jeff of pa]

Most coin Types have been Plated at some point and Sold
As Gold Plated Versions, to make money off them.

Dealers will sell Gold Plated coins at a Premium.
But Refuse to buy them at more then Face Value.

They are a Cool Find when Coin roll Hunting,
But I'm sorry to say killerwine is Correct in that they
were done for Novelty Only.

 

[goldinmypan]

Someone probably had them plated for a promotion of some kind. Just a novelity. I have seen halves gold plated, chrome plated, silver? plated, some with ingraving, some with 2 heads or tails and who knows what they'll come up with next.

 

[Mark S.]

I was at a show a while back. There was a guy selling a portable plating machine. You could plate anything. Even fixtures and car trim without removing them. As a demonstration he would ask people for a quarter or larger. In less then 30 seconds he handed you back a gold plated coin.

As stated they are a novelty that was made outside of the mint and are worth face value only.

Mark S.

 

[parrothead]

Just read an article on the gold plated coins. At $700 per ounce there is 2 cents worth of gold on a plated quarter. Probably 3 or 4 cents on a half.

Latest issue of COINS magazine.

 

[goldinmypan]

I'm sure that they arn't using 24 carot gold. A lot of them are not even gold just some gold look alike.