well to start out i went hunting last week and found a coca cola watch fob in the shape of a swastika.when i scraped the dirt off and saw coca cola i got pretty excited about it (still am).then i found a little oval shaped whatzit that said armour simon pure leaf lard on a little kettle. on the back it has a baker running down the street.well it came out of the ground looking gold colored in great shape.wiped the dirt off looked almost new just a few light scratches on it.threw it in my bag and forgot about til i was trying to research the coca cola watch fob.decided to see what i could find out about it on the web.found out they made this product in the early 1900-1920's.went hunting last night with some of my buddies and showed it to them.they said wow thats heavy like gold hmm.so i went and had it checked this morning and it is real gold 13.4 grams worth.looks like its a better find than the fob
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- Thread starter wag-jr
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How was it tested? What purity is the gold? I can't for the life of me think of why somebody would make something like this in gold. I did a few searches and came up empty. The weight is not close to that of any circulating US gold coin which I checked when I thought it might be a handmade curiosity. I suppose it could be coin gold and perhaps some was removed. A 10 dollar gold piece is almost 17 grams. Maybe it was a medal of some sort awarded as a prize for selling a ton of lard. A very odd find and a very lucky find. Nice going.
Chris
Chris
Here's a similar one. I bet it is from one of those coin flattening machines. Maybe some rich guy did stick a worn gold coin in one and make yours. If it tests to 22K gold it is a possibility. I bet with a little research you can figure this one out.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1901-Pan-Am-Expo-Armor-Lard-coin_W0QQitemZ120067629301QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1bf496a0f5&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116
Chris
Finally. I found a TexMex store selling Armour Lard. Apparently they still make this stuff or somebody does under the name. Maybe you can contact them.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1901-Pan-Am-Expo-Armor-Lard-coin_W0QQitemZ120067629301QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1bf496a0f5&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116
Chris
Finally. I found a TexMex store selling Armour Lard. Apparently they still make this stuff or somebody does under the name. Maybe you can contact them.
RickIowa2009
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Sweet finds
myfantasia
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Man that is really nice, What k is it?
Wow, big surprise is right ! Wouldn't mind getting surprised like that myself.
You just never know what you have until you really know what you have.
Those are two very unusual and great finds your showing us right here.
Where else could you see something like this ? WTG HH Gene
You just never know what you have until you really know what you have.
Those are two very unusual and great finds your showing us right here.
Where else could you see something like this ? WTG HH Gene