We went to a street fair today, and wandered into a coin shop. They had a $1/each bin, and I started to dig through it to find some stuff for the little guy. I ended up with some interesting things that I wanted to show to everyone!
#1 and #2 are bronze "Bicentenial Medallions". They are in great shape!
#3 and #4 are American Revolution Bicentenial Medallions. According to the web, they were made in bronze and silver. These might be silver, but I can't verify this. Either way, they are pretty interesting and heavy.
#5 is a 1895 - 1995 Canada National Parks Dollar. Some of these were apparently made in silver, but all of the images on the web show a "frosted" coin. Someone has scraped up the side, and it appears to be silvery below the surface. I will keep this just because it is interesting.
#6 is a keeper. It is a Grand Coulee Dam Medallion. On one side, it says "Redeemable for One Dollar in trade at the Grand Coulee Chamber of Commerce until Feb., 1974". As an electrical power engineer, I had to buy this one!
#7 is also a keeper. It is a "Montana Territorial Centennial Coin". It has "Sterling 2396" stamped into the edge!
#8 is the most interesting find of the day. It is a Medallion of some sort from the New York's Word Fair. It also had the following stamped into the edge: "1961 New York World's Fair 1964 - 1965 Corporation Unisphere Presented by United States Steel Metallic Art Co N.Y. 999+ pure silver 1184". I can't find anything about this on the Web, but it'd be cool if this was valuable. Either way, it is a keeper!
#9, #10, & #11 are not silver (I thought they might be), but they are interesting.
All in all, this was a good use of $11, and everyone had a good day.
#1 and #2 are bronze "Bicentenial Medallions". They are in great shape!
#3 and #4 are American Revolution Bicentenial Medallions. According to the web, they were made in bronze and silver. These might be silver, but I can't verify this. Either way, they are pretty interesting and heavy.
#5 is a 1895 - 1995 Canada National Parks Dollar. Some of these were apparently made in silver, but all of the images on the web show a "frosted" coin. Someone has scraped up the side, and it appears to be silvery below the surface. I will keep this just because it is interesting.
#6 is a keeper. It is a Grand Coulee Dam Medallion. On one side, it says "Redeemable for One Dollar in trade at the Grand Coulee Chamber of Commerce until Feb., 1974". As an electrical power engineer, I had to buy this one!
#7 is also a keeper. It is a "Montana Territorial Centennial Coin". It has "Sterling 2396" stamped into the edge!
#8 is the most interesting find of the day. It is a Medallion of some sort from the New York's Word Fair. It also had the following stamped into the edge: "1961 New York World's Fair 1964 - 1965 Corporation Unisphere Presented by United States Steel Metallic Art Co N.Y. 999+ pure silver 1184". I can't find anything about this on the Web, but it'd be cool if this was valuable. Either way, it is a keeper!
#9, #10, & #11 are not silver (I thought they might be), but they are interesting.
All in all, this was a good use of $11, and everyone had a good day.
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