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My older sister works at a antique store and managed to find these two tiny gold coins. Since she knows I like to collect coins she brought them to me thinking that they were just gold plated. Turns out these coins are actually solid 22kt gold. Just thought I'd share this here since this is technically my first time I've ever dealt with gold bullion or anything like that. What do you guys think of these tiny things?

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  • TomBTomB Posts: 21,222 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think they are tiny novelty tokens that, when originally sold, cost the buyer many multiples of their bullion content. I occasionally see pieces like this struck in platinum, as well.

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  • TurtleCatTurtleCat Posts: 4,600 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes, just a modern novelty piece. At least it’s marked with the gold carat. Worth bullion only.

  • TreashuntTreashunt Posts: 6,747 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Still, a neat item, real gold.

    :)

    Frank

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice little gold trinkets....Novelty items. If not interested in keeping them, trade for a real gold coin. Cheers, RickO

  • ThreeCentSilverFLThreeCentSilverFL Posts: 1,686 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have this tiny gold Krugerrand, no clue where I got it.

  • 2dueces2dueces Posts: 6,442 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @DynamiteDD said:
    My older sister works at a antique store and managed to find these two tiny gold coins. Since she knows I like to collect coins she brought them to me thinking that they were just gold plated. Turns out these coins are actually solid 22kt gold. Just thought I'd share this here since this is technically my first time I've ever dealt with gold bullion or anything like that. What do you guys think of these tiny things?

    What kind of dog do you have?

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  • @2dueces said:

    @DynamiteDD said:
    My older sister works at a antique store and managed to find these two tiny gold coins. Since she knows I like to collect coins she brought them to me thinking that they were just gold plated. Turns out these coins are actually solid 22kt gold. Just thought I'd share this here since this is technically my first time I've ever dealt with gold bullion or anything like that. What do you guys think of these tiny things?

    What kind of dog do you have?

    I have three: an American Eskimo, a German Shepard mix, and a blue heeler mix.

  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,344 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What do I think of them?

    Where's the smelter?

    All glory is fleeting.
  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 33,069 ✭✭✭✭✭

    They are poor representations of the real thing.

    Gold value only

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