Featured edited: not a real coin fob :D

dear all

this time there is no welding of foreign bits onto the coin
nice/clever construction of the frame with the 2 ends coming together to form the screw. it is a fob, right?

regards
phaik hooi

 

Sweet!

 

Pendant. These are mostly from the early '70s when Nixon repealed the prohibition on owning gold.

 

tq! pendant not fob

 

That screw part does make it look like a fob rather than a pendant, but what do I know. Anyway, it is a nice solution, the coin can still be taken out.

 

not 1970s new because my mum and dad would not do that to a 1904 coin. they would keep it in as a coin, i know, because they have a small collection of coins in plastic sleeves

 

Well I'm certainly no expert, but it sure looks like a $20 gold piece to me. https://www.jmbullion.com/coin-info/us-gold-coins/liberty-20-dollar

People often wore coins as jewelry. The bezel would allow the coin to be worn as a necklace.

@daveydempsey

 

tq! good info about worth

 

Nice!

 

They may have picked it up that way second hand. The condition makes it not a collector coin to them. It was probably worth about $35 at the time.

 

That screw arrangement is a common enough way of putting together magnifying glasses.

 

yes, brain obviously not working

 

marks or scratches? very difficult to get a good photo because the ring doesn't move anyone care to hazard a guess? else will mark as 1970s or later gold souvenir pendant. tq to all!

 

What is that a picture of? The ring?

 

the knob at the top

 

That is not where they would normally be marked, if marked. The nut part is most likely gold plated/ gold filled.

 

The bezel, being the round piece that goes around the coin is unimportant. Most likely gold plated unless it is marked.
What is important is the coin itself.

 

Hi,
Hang it around your neck. The watch fobs are smaller usually no bigger than a nickl