This one should be easy...

[AU24K]

I got this a while back when I bought a bunch of foreign coins from a dealer by the pound. This was in the mix. Is it a commemorative or what? Is it silver? What is it worth?
Thanks.
Scott

 

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[stoney56]

http://www.epcc.edu/ftp/Homes/monicaw/borderlands/14_chamizal_dispute.htm

Near downtown El Paso, there is a section of Mexico that protrudes into the United States. This border section had been in dispute for over 100 years and was finally settled by the Chamizal Convention of August 29, 1963. The land on the Mexican side became Chamizal Park. On the US side, the a section of the Loop 375 Border Highway and the 375/110 interchange are on what was previously Mexican territory.

 

[stoney56]

In the 1960's(?) Mexice began complaining that the Rio Grande had shifted south, an thereby increasing the land mass of El Paso while simulataniously decreasing the landmass of Juarez. Seeking to resolve the problem the U.S. and Mexico reached an agreement whereby 100 acres of land that once belonged to mexico would be returned, and the Rio Grande's boundry between the cities set with concrete so as to prevent this problem in the future. The land returned to Mexico eventually became the Chamizal National Memerial.


As for the medallion being silver, it looks like it might be although I see no such markings on it. Is there anything on the rim somewhere?

 

[nhbenz]

I think the reference at this page (just below 824A) refers to your token/coin. : http://members.aol.com/globtreasr/medals.html

 

[AU24K]

Thanks NHBENZ.
I guess it is silver. Not quite the condition listed on the web page you referenced, but still a worthy piece!
Thanks again.
Scott
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