There is very little else to say other than it has no marked value on the coin and has a small hole near the top of the coin. It is suspended from a small chain. Any info on the history/value of this coin would be helpful.
2006-10-09 08:33:12 · 7 answers · asked by JP P 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
It is not a coin but a medal. All the early Washington pieces did not carry the first president on them. The Red Book a guide book of United States coins, which has early Washington pieces in it that actually are not coins, but are Americana, have no listing for your piece. The dating is wrong for your piece to be an old one, It list the date he became president 1789 there are no early medal with that date they are either before or after. There are millions of Washington medals and tokens out there, made over the years. Every time his birth or death anniversary comes along someone makes a new medal. There are books out there on Washington medal and tokens. Try your library. I don't have their Email address off the top of my head but put into a search engine " Token and Medal Society" they maybe able to help. You do have a quest ahead of you. I know, for I got at a flea market an education medal issued in New York City in 1893 and it took months to finally get some information on it. Good luck! if you can get to a big city library it may really help, for they should have the books you need.
2006-10-09 16:03:32 · answer #1 · answered by Taiping 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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George Washington coin- 1789 - double headed with the mark 1st president of the usa. Historical Info please?
There is very little else to say other than it has no marked value on the coin and has a small hole near the top of the coin. It is suspended from a small chain. Any info on the history/value of this coin would be helpful.
2015-08-10 03:58:10 · answer #2 · answered by Dionysus 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1789 George Washington Coin Value
2016-11-13 06:41:42 · answer #3 · answered by borchardt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
George Washington Funeral Coin
2017-01-05 15:42:16 · answer #4 · answered by laurella 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This coin was actually a funeral coin and all were holed to wear around the necks. As Washington was a Feemason their were 500 of those made and one sold at Sotherby;s for over 200 grand. I have two double sided funeral coins and took them to the florida FUN show a few years back and they were estimated at a minimum of 5 grand each.
2015-06-10 21:42:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is not a coin but some kind of commemorative piece in honor of George Washington's presidency. The hole and chain were added later by someone who used it as jewelery. If it is a piece contemporary of Washington you might find a reference to it in the 2006 "Red Book" (a numismatic reference book).
Without a history if the piece itself I can only do some guessing.
2006-10-09 11:13:26 · answer #6 · answered by BD in NM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to a coin collector
2006-10-09 11:53:52 · answer #7 · answered by Nora G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋