1881 Gold coin money clip found

[bedrock bubba]

My best bud found this in the parking lot of a hardware store yesterday! He took it to a coin/jeweler and they paid him over $ 900 for it! being a decent guy, he notified the store of the find, to see if someone would claim it. No one did!The coin was welded to the clip on one side, so it was worthless as a coin, but the clip was gold too!

 

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[Argentium]

Do you know what the denomination of the coin is ? (allows us to envision it in the absense of pics)

 

[trapperart]

Sure would like to see pics

 

[against the wind]

Was it an American Coin?
Maybe a Double Eagle? The weight of the Double Eagle and the Money Clip would probably bring the intrinsic value to about $1,400 to $1,500.
You have pictures ??

 

[xr7ator]

Stellar find!

 

[TRanegar36]

Pics?

 

[gordonquixote]

He must have waited at least an hour for someone to claim it before selling it.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice story, can you please upload a photo or two?

 

[l2hunt]

congrats to him, still waiting for my ship to come in!!

 

[bedrock bubba]

I will ask him if he took some pics. Sorry, folks!