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| 1945 Dos Peso Coin Mounted in 14K Gold Pendant. |
I've said several times that probably the easiest way to find a gold coin is to hunt modern gold jewelry. Here are a couple example.
Above is a 1945 Dos Peso Merico coin mounted in a pendant hung on a gold chain.. Dos peso coins were minted from 1919 to 1848. A dos peso coin contains .048 troy oz. of gold, which makes the coin worth about $87 dollars. That of course does not include the value of the chain and pendant. A few dates because of rarity are worth about $30 more. Those dates are 1944, 1947 and 1948.
The dos peso coin is small and inexpensive, which is undoubtedly why it is used so much for jewelry, and I think 1945, for some reason, is among the most commonly used.
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| Same 1945 Dos Peso Coin Mounted in Pendant. |
It isn't a rare coin or valuable coin, but nice.
Notice that the second photo does not show the nice yellow color. Lighting has a huge affect on coin photos. Photos can easily be misleading.
The latch is marked 14K. I don't know what the MD-39 means.
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Virginia officials believe they've found a 19th century time capsule long rumored to be at the former site of a Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond.
This time, they think it's the one they were looking for.
Last week, preservation experts meticulously opened a box they believed to be a chest left in the plot in 1887, but the contents weren't what they were expecting.
It now appears they may have had the wrong one, and a new find at the site could be what authorities had been seeking all along...
Workers found a second time capsule at the Robert E. Lee statue site in Richmond : NPR
And here is a link to a site that includes a copy of an 1887 newspaper article describing the contents of the time capsule.
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam - Time Capsule
Thanks to DJ for the lead on that story.
I mentioned the other day that I gave some of my old dug world coins to a young detectorist. I was glad he appreciated the items. By giving them to someone who appreciated them, value was added by the simple act of giving. Not only was the recipient pleased, but so was I.
The coins were a small gift, and the small act was nothing worth noticing except for the important principle that was illustrated.
What I will, for lack of a better term, call "proper giving," goes both ways. Both parties received. Both parties gave.
It is said that it is more blessed to give than receive (Acts 20:35). Receiving, when done well, can turn into giving, as the recipient shares his joy with the original giver.
Some people are better at receiving (giving) than others. It is as important to joyfully receive as it is to joyfully give without reservation or expectation. Receiving well multiplies the gift and provides a gift to the giver.
Those who receive well, do not wish for gifts, but attract more gifts.
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Expect several more days of almost no surf.
Happy hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net