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Expert: - 7/25/2009


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Hello,  I have been looking for information about the coin I listed and have found little information...it has Kellogg & Co. printed within Coronet and COPY above eagle on obverse...do you know the history of these coins and any value?....SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA rounds the top of the obverse...were they a promo?

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Hi Marsha,
Kellogg $20's are extremely rare.  Yours is indeed a copy fo a genuine coin.  Copies of extremely rare coins are produced are regulary available.  Theye are required by law to indicate that they are a "COPY" or "REPLICA" on the coin.
Replicas have no value unless they are struck from gold in which case they would be worth their gold content.

I hope this helped you.

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Joe Hylas
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