Gold coin found today.....

[root]

Just an addendum to my previous post. It is in fact gold. It's a 1992 $100 gold piece that I dug at about 4 inches today in the yard of an 1850 house on the campus of Swarthmore College here near Philly. I'll post pix when I can. The obverse has the bust of Venustiado Carranza(prez.) of Mexico from 1905 untill 1915 I think. It also says $100 next to his face in large print. "As your new el presidente,I promise you dis,dat and de udder ting"lol......I digress. The reverse has what I believe to be an eagle or conor holding a snake with the words ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS around the perimeter. If anyone can locate a picture of this and post it I would appreciate it.

Thanx in advance,

root

 

[downindixie]

Please post pictures of both sides.We want to see it!

 

[Kansas]

Congratulations on the great find Root !
~Kansas~

 

[PrizmIV]

A gold coin is a gold coin no matter where its from. Although, its probally worth more in gold than value lol! NICE FIND HH Jonathan

 

[ozzysdad]

I hate to bust your bubble, But, I'm pretty sure what you have is a 100 Peso coin KM#493 ?, I'll see if i have a pic and i'll post it. It is a cool coin to find.... I could be wrong?

Best of luck, Keep diggin....

 

[chuckered]

I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure thats a 100 pesos not dollars even though it looks like a dollar sign find though

 

[piratepete]

i agree. it is probably a 100 peso coin, but gold is gold! Check its weight- i bet its worth more than 100 dollars anyway.

 

[root]

Thanx for all the replies friends........
My bubble was busted earlier when I posted this in another forum. It's actually a brass/bronze combination. Well.....live and learn. It was fun while it lasted......lol

root

 

[JARMAN]

Nice find Root,Maybe next time.HH

 

[Rich in Texas]

It is still a cool find! I have several from parks here in South Texas. I found out also that these coins have been devalued by the Mexican Government so they are no longer legal tender. That is what I have been told anyways. I clean mine up and display them with other finds. My youngest son has a few of them too that he begged for after I found them. They do look awesome! Adds some spice to the collection!

Rich

 

[KIXLSYD]

I think it is a great find as well, i would'nt mind digging something like that up. Brad

 

[comfyinvermont]

Hey Root, great find anyway. We don't find too many Mexican coins up here in Vermont. Still has to be a rush when you see that gold color...Lance