McKinley Birthplace Memorial gold dollar

[jeff of pa]

I Don't Think I Ever heard of Them

Just Slightly Larger {by 1 mm } then a 3Cent Piece

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[TR]
[TH]Design[/TH]
[TD]William McKinley[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Designer[/TH]
[TD]Charles E. Barber[/TD]
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[TR]
[TH]Design date[/TH]
[TD]1916[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[MiddenMonster]

So if the current gold price is...$1871.12/oz (I just checked), multiplied by 0.04837 (the amount of gold in the coin) the metal value of the coin is about $90.51. I wonder what the numismatic value of the coin adds on to that. 30,000 struck, how many are left?

 

[Mackaydon]

The 2020 Red Book gives a range of values between $450 and $1,500 for the 1916 issue; and between $500 and $1,600 for the 1917 issue. (AU-50 to MS-66)
Don....
PS: I had to look it up since I, too, have never heard of the coin before.

 

[jeff of pa]

odds are a few made it into circulation and some lost during hard times,
and hidden due to gold confiscation years .

considering size they could be anywhere

 

[MiddenMonster]

The 2020 Red Book gives a range of values between $450 and $1,500 for the 1916 issue; and between $500 and $1,600 for the 1917 issue. (AU-50 to MS-66)

That's a pretty good gain in value--almost 100X the face value, and up to 1600X when the numismatic value is factored in. And you just know someone has a roll of these sitting around somewhere.

odds are a few made it into circulation and some lost during hard times,
and hidden due to gold confiscation years .

considering size they could be anywhere

I've never seen a 3 cent piece before; way before my time. So I had to break out the old ruler to get some visual reference on all this. I measured a dime, which seemed to be about 17mm in diameter. If the 3 cent piece is 14mm this puts the McKinley between the 3 cent piece and a dime. I hope I would be able to intuitively recognize the difference if I was fumbling through some change in my hand. But maybe not. At least I can be fairly certain that none of these have been in circulation for decades. Or can I...?

 

[jeff of pa]

being gold they should defiantly catch your eye.
if you see the memorial that tiny, your going to look closer too