[chrisinhouston]

Got on a New Year's cleaning binge over the weekend and was sorting through some things when I came upon a small container that had been my dad's. He died last year and I had brought home things from his dresser and desk to sort through, this was a small container with cuff links and tie tacks and some small Catholic Saint pins. I saw something shiny so I picked it out and discovered it was a small gold coin. As small as a dime and dated 1877, it is a Prussian 5 Mark coin. Did some research and it could be worth between $250-700 depending on the market and the graded condition. From what I could tell by comparing it to others it is in Fine or SS condition, but it could be a half notch higher.

Cool. I have no idea if it was his or his father's. Just a mystery but I'm glad I didn't just pitch the container since I seldom dress formally! This is an image from the Internet and mine looks just like that.