My son found a coin in the dirt in our backyard. It looks really, really old. The only thing is it doesn't have a denomination on it. It has the following wording:
American Louis Phillipe famous as a tariff advocate congressman vice president upon Taylor's death passed fugitive slave bill. 1850-1853 Millard Filmore 13 President.
It's alot of words and the coin is in pretty good shape. Words had to be read through a magnifying glass.
Coin is currently in a glass of soda to try to clean it up a little.
Does anybody know what the history is behind this coin and how much it's worth?
Thanks in advance!
2007-05-09 09:30:17 · 1 answers · asked by Ese Loco 3 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Well first of all it is not a coin, it is a medal. I believe it is the President Millard Filmore side that is the obverse. The other side is something that happened during his presidency, which by the way was not much. They had to dig deep for Louis Phillipe part. Medals of presidents have been made for a long time by a lot of companies including Shell oil. The soda is not a good idea for it will damage the coin even more. Try a very soft tooth brush to get the dirt off. If there is corrosion then removing it will leave a hole in the medal where it was. There are so many medals out there one would need just a large library of books on medals, I have a library but it is on coins. Try answerman2@aol.com he writes a column for Numismatic News on answering question like you have. Try Him, he may require a scan of it or may know exactly what medal it is. Sorry this is the best I can do.
2007-05-09 15:04:19 · answer #1 · answered by Taiping 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋