Could This Be A Hungarian 1752 Ducat?

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bryan10au Pillar of the Community Australia 3306 Posts	Posted 07/21/2024 10:14 pm Hi all I was going through one of the lots from an auction I won recently which had a bag of world coins. While sorting it out I came across a coin that looks like a 1752 Hungarian Ducat but I am not really sure so any help identifying it would be very much appreciated. * Edited by Staff to clarify topic title. Please put as much info in the title as you can, they are very important. * Cheers Bryan Report this Post to the Staff

HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25215 Posts	Posted 07/22/2024 02:49 am Bryan, it doesn't look like gold. If genuine, it should weigh ~ 3.5 g. Unfortunately Numista does not list the diameter, but it should be around 21 mm. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/22/2024 04:11 am I added the date to your title. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
bryan10au Pillar of the Community Australia 3306 Posts	Posted 07/22/2024 04:20 am Thank you John. Hondo, thank you for the info. That's what concerned me was that it didn't look like gold. I weighed and measured it and it weighs 2.9g and it is 20.86mm. So I am guessing that it isn't genuine but I have no clue what it could be. Cheers Bryan Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34410 Posts	Posted 07/22/2024 06:45 am @bry, in addition to the color and weight being off, I can see sprue marks between TU and DOMINE and between DOMINE and SPES. I think that you have a cast reproduction here. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
bryan10au Pillar of the Community Australia 3306 Posts	Posted 07/22/2024 5:16 pm Thank you for the information Spence very much appreciated. Cheers Bryan Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16829 Posts	Posted 07/23/2024 04:27 am This is a Reader's Digest replica, used to promote a book on European history. I know this, because my Grandma (who was a big RD fan) gave me two of them; one of them was marked COPY, the other was not. 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
bryan10au Pillar of the Community Australia 3306 Posts	Posted 07/24/2024 02:04 am Cool thank you for info Sap very much appreciated. Cheers Bryan Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96071 Posts	Posted 07/24/2024 9:58 pm that 'gold' color also seems to be flaking off on the reverse.. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
bryan10au Pillar of the Community Australia 3306 Posts	Posted 07/24/2024 11:37 pm Yeah, it had something on the reverse (not sure what) so I gave it an acetone bath and when I rinsed it off that is how it looked. Cheers Bryan Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16829 Posts	Posted 07/25/2024 08:48 am I believe these were distributed by Reader's Digest glued/attached to cards. One of mine has a similar discoloration spot due to the glue removing/altering the plating. 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
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