US 5$ coin 1895

[Jimnick]

Hi all.

Found this one on the wet beach this morning.

Alas, mounted as a charm, and a bit damaged by the jeweler, I presume...





The chain was still attached and is not common here : it's a 22K one !

Just once again : the beach and it's surprises !

HH

JimNick

[Blackadder43]

My god....ive done some very quick research and these are worth a lot....
Spend some time doing your research mate...
Very nice find......

[galaxion]

B-) cracking find m8e well done i,ve got a 1897 vikky half penny in a copper mount but its nothing compared to that belta <:-P

[Blackadder43]

They are still sold like yours on amazon...

But the actual coin itself can command between $5000 and $80000 according to one site i looked at....
Research research mate....

[norfolkborn&bred]

cracking coin jimnick, bet you were like a kid at christmas discovering it, had a quick look about on the net at them as well think your looking about 3-350 us dollars could be wrong though, no matter what the value a cracking find, nice one

[rustynail]

It just goes to show that beaches can come up with some really surprising finds, and that's a winner any day. Well done m8. B-)

[Jimnick]

Hi.

Thanks for looking, and thanks for the links.

That thing was deep, I had to fight with the wet sands to get it. At first, I thought it was a 0,50 euro coin, and then....

As for the value, I think it's only the weight of gold for two reasons :

-There is no mint mark, so it is more common than one with the "S" mark (San Francisco).

-It has been badly worn by a crazy lab amateur jeweler who first made an attempt to drill a hole at the Eagle side, then refilled it, before soldering the external part.

It will be one of my best finds, a few years ago, I was lucky to find a french 20 francs coin from 1914.

HH

JimNick