tommy44

I attended the ANA Convention in Chicago in 1991. While out for dinner one night, I think at Garibaldi's near the convention center, I saw Breen at a table with several young boys. I thought that was a little strange. This was sometime around the time that he was charged with child molestation involving a 13-year-old boy which resulted in a conviction and his incarceration. What a sick person he was.

Condor101,

It is actually 17mm by 17mm and closer to 20 grains so maybe more like three or four sheets of copy paper. In hand it is more rigid than you would think and looks about 1/3 the thickness of a Austria 1 Ducat gold or about 1/4? the thickness of a dime.

Just got home from the GNA show in Dalton GA where it was scanned with a spectrometer at the Southern Precious Metals Exchange booth where it registered as .9803 fine or 23K. I bought it in 1986 from a very reputable dealer so I wasn't worried about it but after reading the comments here I figured I better check it out. Guess I need to take some better pictures and maybe weigh it again.

Whoops, make that .9603 fine, not .9803.

In 25 words or less, Red Book reflects retail values, Blue Book reflects wholesale values, sort of..

The Red Book would be preferred in my opinion because of the detailed information available in addition to prices.

If it is gold it must be fairly low fineness. I base this on the fact that it has over twice the surface area of a US one dollar gold pieces but only 2/3rds the weight. A one dollar gold is already pretty thin. This would have to be almost like foil and pretty difficult to handle without bending it.

I'm sure I could bend it if that was what I wanted to do but it is actually quite rigid and not as thin as you would think.

Brandon,

Thanks for your opinion and comments. It sounds like you have a lot more experience with this sort of item than I do. I will say that I bought it from a very reputable dealer and I believe it is gold and original but who knows. I'll have to take it to a show and have someone check it out with a spectrometer.

By the way your "All Around the World" set is spectacular!

Bump

It has been about three months since I posted this and haven't received any replies. Let's see what happens this time around.

I purchased this medal/coin long ago, probably late 70s or early 80s, during my quest for coins with Biblical themes. It is described on the flip as follows: Germany ND Klippe Medal in Gold for “John the Baptist”.

One side depicts the Holy Spirit descending in the form of a Dove above John the Baptist baptizing Jesus (as described in Matthew 3:13-17) while an Angel stands by their side. The other side depicts “The Adoration of the Magi” with the three kings from the east bearing gifts for the King of the Jews all under the Star of Bethlehem as described in Matthew 2:1-12. Looks like some Hebrew writing on the bottom of this side also.

It is about 18mm square and weighs 19 to 20 grains or 1.2 to 1.3 grams on my trusty ProScale Digi 500.

Is it a medal? Is it a coin and if so what denomination, (1/3 ducat)? Is it in fact from Germany? Can someone read the Hebrew writing for me? Any help or references will be appreciated.

Tom

Dinosaur POGs and McDonald POGs from the early 1990s. I sold thousand of different sets of these and others on eBay during the late 90s and people still collect them today. Lots of AAFES POGs for sale at the moment on eBay (not by me).

I have also used Q-tips with no adverse effects. Just dip it in the acetone and gently roll it over the surfaces of the coin. Change the Q-tip as required. Depending on how heavy the PVC is you may actually see the Q-tip turn green. Make sure you use wood or cardboard shaft Q-tips. Acetone does not like plastic.

I used acetone to remove PVC residue on a XF40 buffalo and it straight graded at PCGS.

At "the Dollar Store" assuming they had an astute cashier I bet those students that still have Monsignor Hennesey's silver dollars could still get 20 full size candy bars for each of them.

I've been toms-world on eBay since November 1997. Not a lot of coins listed at this time but lots of interesting stuff that I've accumulated over the last 50 years.

Ali,

Over a year ago I submitted the following request.....

"Message: How about creating a new competitive set titled Liberty Head Half Eagles 1839 - 1908 one per mint The Liberty Half Eagle is the only series coined at seven different mints, Philadelphia, Carson City, Charlotte, Dahlonega, Denver, New Orleans and San Francisco. It would be nice to have a competitive set for these. (PCGS has such a set) Regards, Tom"

On January 17, 2014 I received a response from you indicated my request had been approved and it was being added to the list. To my knowledge that set is still not available. When will it be?