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Gene Carr Valued Member United States 60 Posts	Posted 01/20/2008 7:11 pm Hello All, I just bought this piece last week on a whim at the fun show. I have no idea what it is worth. Short story. I met a very nice older guy who had a part of a small display of gold sitting wide open. I was (about) sure I saw someone pocket 1 piece. I bought remainder of inventory on the spot. I probably paid to much but I feel OK with the deal. Here is a piece I cannot identify. Image: IMG_1115.jpg 23.71 KB Image: IMG_1116.jpg 38.53 KB Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 01/20/2008 7:27 pm It appears to be a gold ducat from the Netherlands. Being mounted like that, it's probably not worth much over bullion. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
swamperbob Pillar of the Community United States 5362 Posts	Posted 01/20/2008 7:51 pm It is a gold trade ducat but even sans mount should be worth a bit over gold. When gold was $350 an ounce the catalog gave a price of $150 in fine. These did find their way to the US and many collectors see them as "colonial US types". The KM number is 12 under Holland. Report this Post to the Staff
Gene Carr Valued Member United States 60 Posts	Posted 01/20/2008 8:30 pm Thanks! So I am OK @ the $1750 I gave? Just kidding. The whole thing was a bit under spot. Report this Post to the Staff
swamperbob Pillar of the Community United States 5362 Posts	Posted 01/20/2008 9:16 pm Based on the old catalog - the coin had $38 dollars worth of gold in it when the catalog gave a value of $150 in good. Today the metal value is closer to $97. Therefore, it had a premium of about $100 OVER gold content when the catalog was created. So it is a VERY good deal at spot - even mounted. When prices adjust to reflect new metal values it should rise to about $200. Now the only thing to make sure of is that the coin is real. The standard weight of a ducat is 0.11 grams. These were trade coins and at the time they were well received worldwide so the weight should be accurate. The alloy was 0.986 fine gold - so an SG should be very high like 18.9. The coin is VERY soft. Report this Post to the Staff
Gene Carr Valued Member United States 60 Posts	Posted 01/21/2008 12:14 am I will get my jeweler to weigh a same size bezel and see what the coin weighs. coin also came with a 22-24kt gold baht chain 24" long and 37 grams. Report this Post to the Staff
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