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QUESTION: i have 2 medals in a black and gold box with the longines symphonette great american triumphs on it coins are 24k. gold plated
one of Patrick henry the other of john Paul Jones  and i don't find them on the net at all gold plated are this a 1 of a kind ?

ANSWER: David,

While I haven't seen any of the gold plated ones, there are plenty of silver and pewter ones out there, so I doubt they are unique.

I would have to say that unless their edge is marked Sterling, then the value of those medals will not be much -- perhaps about $10.00 each.  If marked Sterling, then they will be worth about $45 each.

I hope this helps,

Dan


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QUESTION: the edge is marked sterling silver & 24k plated stamped in the coin so dose
the gold inprove the value ? and think you for the respons

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David,

The actual melt value of the gold in the gold plating for each medal is only a few cents.  You may get an extra dollar or two for added eye appeal (over non-gold-plated Sterling medals), but the gold plating adds very little metal value.

Dan

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