Xraywolf
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- Feb 28, 2005
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- Ace 400, AT Pro, equinox 800, Simplex,Vanquish 540
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Found this a few years ago in Detroit at a nondescript empty lot ,,, Actually had a long and informative post about it at GLMD but it has disappeared with the reorganization going on over there. Threw it in a box and forgot about it, found it again now my interest is rekindled.
John Quincy Adams presidential medallion, possibly given to indians as peace offerings. Info is scarce, had a couple links but lost them or no longer active, I did read there were no more than a dozen or so minted. Took it to a few coins shows, one guy said he was sure it was legit, another said he was sure it was fake, another said he wasn't sure. Really not a whole lot of folks that know mych about these things.
I think there were 2 varieties, once a silver alloy and another a "pot metal" variety, if I remember the term correctly. This if legit appears to be the latter, it feels almost like lead, and I understand lead is an alloy in the metal. Details are a bit worn, is about 1-7/8" in diameter and weighs 1.9 oz [53.9 g's] - I had a link with these specs and it was just about spot on.
So obviously this has the potential to be quite valuable if legit, was wondering if anyone has any info on these. I guess I should bite the bullet and send it into PCGS for authentication, haven't been able to bring myself to do that so far. They used to do on the spot evaluations at certain coin shows but haven't seen them do that in a while.
John Quincy Adams presidential medallion, possibly given to indians as peace offerings. Info is scarce, had a couple links but lost them or no longer active, I did read there were no more than a dozen or so minted. Took it to a few coins shows, one guy said he was sure it was legit, another said he was sure it was fake, another said he wasn't sure. Really not a whole lot of folks that know mych about these things.
I think there were 2 varieties, once a silver alloy and another a "pot metal" variety, if I remember the term correctly. This if legit appears to be the latter, it feels almost like lead, and I understand lead is an alloy in the metal. Details are a bit worn, is about 1-7/8" in diameter and weighs 1.9 oz [53.9 g's] - I had a link with these specs and it was just about spot on.
So obviously this has the potential to be quite valuable if legit, was wondering if anyone has any info on these. I guess I should bite the bullet and send it into PCGS for authentication, haven't been able to bring myself to do that so far. They used to do on the spot evaluations at certain coin shows but haven't seen them do that in a while.
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