Need Help with a $20 gold coin

[Wilford]

Hi everyone!

I was given a St Gaudens $20 gold coin. The obverse is dated 1933 with a "G" under the date. the reverse has "copy # LS0039". I have been trying to find information on this coin, when it was "copied" and its worth. Do any of you know about this and can help me out? thanks, I really appreciate it.

 

Wil

[bsshog40]

I don't know what you have but the "copy" really makes me think that you have a plated replica.

Btw, welcome to the forum.

[Wilford]

Thanks for your help and the welcome. I am just getting started with this, and was really happy to find this forum.

[BrokCoinCollector]

Yeah I would go with plated gold too......Could find one that was solid gold.

[jpcienkus]

Can you take a picture (both obverse and reverse) and post it to the thread? That would help.

 

Welcome to the forums.

[Nutmeg Coin]

It has no value except what it is worth to you (warm fuzzy feeling?). The last one I got was won at a club raffle and I threw it out my car window into a snow bank where some sucker will think they have found something really valuable when the snow melts. There are a lot of these for sale for a few bucks in the counterfeit section on ebay with the "rare" fake currency and the 1849 double eagles.

[MarkFeld]

Welcome to the forum.

 

I'm guessing it is the same as or similar to:

 

this paperweight/copy of essentially no value

[RWB]

Sorry, Wil.

 

It's not a coin. It's just a cheap replica. If it is gold plated it's worth a few cents, but no gold dealer will bother with it.

[Wilford]

Thanks everyone for your help, and the warm welcomes. I am hoping to work with you all more in the future...I am new at this and have LOADS of questions. Thanks again.

Wil