Off subject but ID could be useful before I melt it down.

[jewelerdave]

Ok, not sure what this is or if its special or not but has anyone ever seen one of these?
didnt know if it had any value to someone before we melted it down.

 

[soldierman]

It's pretty much worthless and may bring bad luck. Better send it to me.

 

[whitesid]

im sure that only worth melt. but its still pretty nice

 

[seger98]

Although the design is really nice on both sides, the shape of it is pretty crude... That doesn't seem to make sence?? Also appears to be thick. How much does it weigh & does that wait compare to a gold coin of that size?

 

[jrf30]

Dave,

Your coin says one troy ounce.

Question for you.

Do the American Eagles have "one troy ounce" also, or just "one ounce"? Isn't a troy ounce a little more than an ounce? What do the other coins have in them, if you know?

:-)

Thanks

 

[diggummup]

Dave,

Your coin says one troy ounce.

Question for you.

Do the American Eagles have "one troy ounce" also, or just "one ounce"? Isn't a troy ounce a little more than an ounce? What do the other coins have in them, if you know?

:-)

Thanks

They say one ounce fine .999 silver.

 

[jewelerdave]

Its a cob style coin with a modern imprint, really weird.

American Eagle coins are .9167 fine. or 22k, they contain one troy ounce of gold, that is 31.1 grams and not the 28.3
this is why they are marked as 1 ounce fine gold because they contain 1 troy ounce fine gold.
one must be careful when buying because if someone says they have an ounce of gold or silver etc. and you pay them based on the troy system you can take a hit by honest mistake as most people dont know the difference between a regular ounce and a troy ounce. This is why when you weigh an Eagle it ends up being some 33 grams+ and not 31.1 I am sure people have wondered why they have an extra 1/6th ounce of gold in there coin! LOL

here is one that will get ya.
a troy pound is 12 troy ounces. 373.2 grams
a regular pound is 16 ounces but 452.8 grams

So, not to get ya confused but a troy ounce is more than an ounce yet a troy pound is less than a pound. Then we have British money and we wont even go in to those pounds, but how many pounds for a pound?

I am sure people have made out like bandits confusing the heck of of people with these different measures. Or lost there shirts.
Sounds like this coin is nothing, I am going to melt it.

 

[diggummup]

Thanks for the added info. Dave. That is a strange coin you have there. I haven't been able to locate it's source. Interesting.

 

[Scott (Mich)]

The maze-like symbol on the side opposite the lion reminds me of some of the pictographs from the Aztecs or Mayans. I wonder if it was made by a private Mexican or south American refinery? I know it is not in Spanish but they may make bullion coins in English just to have a better chance in selling them to an American company.

Interesting coin though.

HH,

Scott (Mich)