They are 24 k gold plated
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mint pocket knife is one of the most rare knives in the world with only 3 in existence, its got a button on the left handle with a spiral monkey face like a donkey with a bum attack in the hospital in an unknown country called bang'goo'rang'naa'two
Franklin Mint medal values are usually only in the silver or gold contents
You get 100% collector trophy (Silver but should be gold)
food, canons, knives, gold, silver,
Not gold, just gold-plated. That means they're considered to be altered coins. However Franklin halves were struck in 90% silver so you could at least sell them for their silver content, around $4.00 to $5.00 depending on the current price of silver.
$280.00
It's only gold plated, which pretty much destroys any collector value it may have had. Value for silver it contains is about $13
Look in your area for gold buyers. Odten they are in jewlery shops.
The gold is plating that was added later by a private company. It destroys any collector value the coin had, but as of 01/2010 it's still worth about $7-8 for its silver content.
$1. Ikes were never issued in gold or gold-colored metal, only in cupronickel for circulation and silver for collector sets. Your coin was almost certainly plated for use in jewelry or something similar.
silver
The Halfcrown is a silver coin. If you have a gold coin it is because somebody plated it. Modified coins have no collector value.