Known as the "Golden Dollar", these presidential coins have the likeness of the first four US presidents. These are the men who helped bring about the constitutional republic of the United States of America.

The "proof" technique of creating a mirror finish and printing an image on top is a modern method quickly producing high-quality proofs. Given the grain, I would suppose that lasers were used to etch the image onto the mirror surface.

John Adams has a smudge on his eyebrow, thankfully it's on the packaging, not the coin!

Jefferson is on the US nickel, but he's also on this one dollar coin too!

Ol' James is looking sort of unhappy about the situation in the US today.

I'm not a big fan of the reverse of this coin, it looks to me like play money or gaming tokens. This is the only US coin with the "$" on it.

Gold?

Although these coins appear to be gold, they are actually 100% copper with a 77% copper clad on the outside. The overall coin is 88.5% copper. The balance is 6% zinc, 3.5% magnesium and 2% nickel.

The overall "melt" value of these "golden dollars" is actually $0.07 each! About the same "melt" value of three US copper pennies! In terms of metal, three copper pennies = $1 US dollar coin.

The coins were designed to imitate a golden coin, indicating the "good as gold" value of the USD. But like most things, it's an imitation gold coin, with very little metal value at all! Nowhere in the packaging is the word "gold" used, but at a glance at these coins, that is the word many people will think.

With just a little research the truth can be discovered (it's not really a secret) but if an average citizen found one of these in their change, they would believe it's worth at LEAST a dollar. Pawn shop owners have disappointed many excited sellers when they try selling these expecting a big payday.

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Even if they are not gold, proof coins like these are worth considerably more than a dollar, usually selling for $2.50 - $3.00 each. Not bad!

This particular set I bought at a coin dealer for $5, which I knew was a very good price, only $0.25 over face value for each coin. The packaging wasn't in perfect condition, but the coins are pristine.

Do you have any proof presidential coins?

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Benjamin Turner: God fearer. Rooted in Messiah. Husband of @lturner. Father of SIX wonderful children. The guy behind the camera. Blockchain enthusiast.

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