Boy's Pirate Chest Yields Extremely Rare British Gold Coin

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Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 10/27/2016 08:11 am Bonington's auction house near London will auction one of Britain's rarest coins on Wednesday, November 16. The company is offering to bidders worldwide a coveted Queen Anne "Vigo" 5-guinea gold coin valued at $240,000-$300,000 USD. http://www.coinweek.com/world-coins...h-gold-coin/ Report this Post to the Staff

Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 10/27/2016 10:43 am I saw this story on the news yesterday. Makes me wonder...didn't the grandfather know it was gold? How did he get it? Did he think it was fake? Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDon Pillar of the Community Canada 2360 Posts	Posted 10/27/2016 4:08 pm They are so rich they play with 1/4 million dollar rare coins. Report this Post to the Staff
rhino New Member United Kingdom 6 Posts	Posted 10/27/2016 4:38 pm Something unmistakeable about gold and that would be one big heavy coin. If it's the same size as the gold £5 or 5 sovereigns, it would weigh about an ounce. So that happened to the remaining 6.25lbs of Spanish gold? Report this Post to the Staff
wiamcim Valued Member Germany 55 Posts	Posted 10/29/2016 05:39 am 15 are known from the 20 that were struck, this would be number 16, so only 4 missing Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5176 Posts	Posted 10/29/2016 06:37 am Quote: If it's the same size as the gold £5 or 5 sovereigns, it would weigh about an ounce. So that happened to the remaining 6.25lbs of Spanish gold? Was minted into single and double guineas, presumably. IIRC the 5 guineas is not the only Vigo denomination. That said, I'm pretty sure that a 5 guineas from 1703 would be a bit larger than a 5 sovereigns today (partly from inflation between 1703 and whatever it was when the sovereign's weight was set - 1817, I think - and partly from the slightly larger denomination). Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 10/29/2016 07:59 am It is good to know there are still rare coins sitting around in little boys treasure chests. Report this Post to the Staff
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