Hi Stephanie, here are a couple links that explain their purpose, history and scarcity: http://users.pullman.com/fjstevens/tokens/taxinfo.html http://www.tokenandmedal.org/Tax.htm http://www.taxtoken
Hi Thomas: The approximate retail value of a $2 1/2 gold coin, according to "Coin Values" is in the $275 to $360 range, but with gold "hot", and trading at the $1150 a troy ounce level, the coin
Hi Debra: It is hard to give you a precise answer without a photo or actually examining the coin. It sounds like you may have a minor off center strike. State quarter errors are very collectible
Hi Tove: Your coin is likely a "magic coin" used to trick people when you guess heads or tails, for you always loose when this party picks "heads". It is an interesting conversation piece, and they
Hi Gregg, This is a privately issued piece and is called a 'silver round', usually a one Troy ounce (31.1 grams) of silver piece. http://www.cmi-gold-silver.com/1-oz-silver-rounds.html It is worth the

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