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1835 $5 Gold Coin!


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Wow, what a great find Ron.

 

An interesting coin:

 

This coin is a new design started in 1834. Congress lowered the weight of all gold coins that year to try to discourage them being melted. This $5 coin was decreased in weight from 8.75 grams to 8.36 grams, consisting of 90% gold and 10% copper.

 

To tell this coin from earlier (heavier) coins the "E Pluribus Unum" was left off the reverse and the liberty cap was removed on the obverse.

 

Mike

 

 

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Congratulations Ron. I was feeling kinda bad for you with your partners killing it, and no love for you. But you were a good sport(unlike some of the Seahawks)through it all. Gotta be karma.

Del Norter, That is interesting as I am pretty sure they did the same thing(adding 10% copper) to 1853-1855 seated dimes.

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