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What a Shame, 18 Five Dollar Gold pieces Necklace

SmittysSmittys Posts: 9,876 ✭✭✭✭✭
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And the funny thing is the outer shells and chain are not gold .
Can regular solder be removed from Gold Coins?
edited to add
the mother had 7 of these made for the 7 daughters in the 1930's
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https://www.ebay.com/str/christyscoins

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  • blu62vetteblu62vette Posts: 11,951 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That sucks.
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  • jmcu12jmcu12 Posts: 2,452 ✭✭✭
    Yes and no...does that help. image

    Anyway, I have a $3 gold with heavy solder on it. I was able to remove about half of it, but it got to a point where I was starting to remove gold along with solder so I stopped.
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  • direwolf1972direwolf1972 Posts: 2,076 ✭✭✭
    Wow that does suck to see that many coins ruined.

    What a lot of bling. Wonder who had this made. Not exactly a cheap piece of jewelry.
    I'll see your bunny with a pancake on his head and raise you a Siamese cat with a miniature pumpkin on his head.

    You wouldn't believe how long it took to get him to sit still for this.


  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,340 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I wonder how many of the Indians are fake. What would really be a shame is if there were a little letter "O" on the back of the 1909s.
    John
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  • notwilightnotwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭


    << <i> Not exactly a cheap piece of jewelry. >>



    At the time it was made it had $90 worth of gold in it. --Jerry
  • ziggy29ziggy29 Posts: 18,668 ✭✭✭


    << <i>At the time it was made it had $90 worth of gold in it. --Jerry >>

    Compared to melt today, that's certainly one way for "hard money" advocates to look at inflation and devaluation of the dollar...
  • tightbudgettightbudget Posts: 7,299 ✭✭✭
    Sure would like to find one of those while metal detecting!
  • gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭


    << <i>

    << <i> Not exactly a cheap piece of jewelry. >>



    At the time it was made it had $90 worth of gold in it. --Jerry >>




    Do you know for a fact it was made when gold was $20.67/oz, or is that a guess of yours?
  • direwolf1972direwolf1972 Posts: 2,076 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i> Not exactly a cheap piece of jewelry. >>



    At the time it was made it had $90 worth of gold in it. --Jerry >>



    My point exactly. Even if it was made when the coins were "modern crap". In 1925 a Ford Model T would cost you in the mid 200 bucks range.
    I'll see your bunny with a pancake on his head and raise you a Siamese cat with a miniature pumpkin on his head.

    You wouldn't believe how long it took to get him to sit still for this.


  • direwolf1972direwolf1972 Posts: 2,076 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i> Not exactly a cheap piece of jewelry. >>



    At the time it was made it had $90 worth of gold in it. --Jerry >>




    Do you know for a fact it was made when gold was $20.67/oz, or is that a guess of yours? >>



    I think he was just basing it on face value of the coins with the assumption that it was made when a $5 gold piece would cost you face.
    I'll see your bunny with a pancake on his head and raise you a Siamese cat with a miniature pumpkin on his head.

    You wouldn't believe how long it took to get him to sit still for this.


  • notwilightnotwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i> Not exactly a cheap piece of jewelry. >>

    At the time it was made it had $90 worth of gold in it. --Jerry >>

    Do you know for a fact it was made when gold was $20.67/oz, or is that a guess of yours? >>



    There is a 99% probablility that it was made when a $5 gold piece was a circulating $5 coin. It had nothing to do with the price of bullion. You have quite an angry tone. You sound like you're calling me out in court for claiming your mother has an uncertain heritage. --Jerry
  • gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭


    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i> Not exactly a cheap piece of jewelry. >>



    At the time it was made it had $90 worth of gold in it. --Jerry >>




    Do you know for a fact it was made when gold was $20.67/oz, or is that a guess of yours? >>



    I think he was just basing it on face value of the coins with the assumption that it was made when a $5 gold piece would cost you face. >>




    From the looks of the chain, and the "bezels" the coins are set in, this piece seems to be more modern than that. My guess would be late 50's/early 60's. Smitty, can you confirm/deny this?


    Edited: I see Smitty has dated the piece circa 1930's
  • notwilightnotwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i> Not exactly a cheap piece of jewelry. >>

    At the time it was made it had $90 worth of gold in it. --Jerry >>

    My point exactly. Even if it was made when the coins were "modern crap". In 1925 a Ford Model T would cost you in the mid 200 bucks range. >>



    But soldering them inplace didn't destroy any of their face value so one way to look at it was some hard currency in the safe. --Jerry
  • gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭


    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i> Not exactly a cheap piece of jewelry. >>

    At the time it was made it had $90 worth of gold in it. --Jerry >>

    Do you know for a fact it was made when gold was $20.67/oz, or is that a guess of yours? >>



    There is a 99% probablility that it was made when a $5 gold piece was a circulating $5 coin. It had nothing to do with the price of bullion. You have quite an angry tone. You sound like you're calling me out in court for claiming your mother has an uncertain heritage. --Jerry >>





    Actually Jerry it has EVERYTHING to do with the price of bullion. These coins stopped circulating when gold went to $35/oz from $20.67/oz.
  • direwolf1972direwolf1972 Posts: 2,076 ✭✭✭
    Bows out of the discussion.

    I was just making some curious comments but there seems to be a too serious a tone to all this.
    I'll see your bunny with a pancake on his head and raise you a Siamese cat with a miniature pumpkin on his head.

    You wouldn't believe how long it took to get him to sit still for this.


  • 57loaded57loaded Posts: 4,967 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i> Not exactly a cheap piece of jewelry. >>



    At the time it was made it had $90 worth of gold in it. --Jerry >>



    which was quite a bit of change...back then
  • BECOKABECOKA Posts: 16,961 ✭✭✭
    That's actually pretty cool. Do you currently have this?

    There are doctors you can send them to for solder removal. To the naked eye you would not be able to tell once finished. Not sure they are worth the cost though.
  • ARCOARCO Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Many of the Liberty and Indian $5.00 dates are common and only fetch a small premium over spot. Any premium is for unc. pieces of which none of these will be. Unless you have a better date, removing the solder is probably not going to increase the value of these coins much at all.

    Some thoughts.
    Tyler
  • SmittysSmittys Posts: 9,876 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>That's actually pretty cool. Do you currently have this?

    There are doctors you can send them to for solder removal. To the naked eye you would not be able to tell once finished. Not sure they are worth the cost though. >>



    Yes I bought it today and don't know what to do with it, to sell as is
    or try to rescue the coins, all coins appeared to be au or better when made
    https://www.ebay.com/str/christyscoins

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