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i found a silver token/coin with alexander hamilton's face on the front his name above 1757-1804 below.  on the reverse it has the capital above says 'patriot-author-monetary expert,  and below says 'first secretary of the treasury 1789-1795, below this very small 'ncs 1969'
I would like to know possible value

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Brian,

I believe the NCS you see on the medal is for the National Collector's Society -- a private company (like Franklin Mint or Danbury Mint) that put out series' of medals back in that time period.  This medal would be one from a presidential series they put out.

Considered relatively modern, there are few collectors out there that would [pay more than the silver melt value for this.  I would assume there is an ounce of Sterling in this medal, making its current value about $24 -- but if you blink, the price of silver will go up again.

I hope this helps,

Dan

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