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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
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Someone on the local internet auction is selling this coin, but I would like to know if someone recognises this as a real or fake coin...! I read somewhere on a forum that the readers digest put out an article in the 80's that included a copy of this same coin. I know that the seller is / was a coin collector, and I have bought at him 1 time before... but I'm sceptical this time...So can anyone spot it?  Identified - moved to World Coins forum - Sap |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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OK, found it, supposed to be a ducat, KM# 1725.2, 98.6% gold. For a gold piece looks kinda iffy! Is this the seller's pictures?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I thought the details of the hair and eyes were rather crude.  If it helps, here's the obverse of a certified Ducat from 1765.  |
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United States
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The eye on the coin on top doesn't look like the eye on the second coin. JMHO.
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 Australia
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I read somewhere on a forum that the readers digest put out an article in the 80's that included a copy of this same coin. Maybe you read about it right here on this forum.   That old thread has pics of my two RD replica ducats; one has "COPY" stamped on it, the other does not:   Yours looks to me to be a good match for my one on the left. And don't be too harsh on the seller; they probably don't know what it is either. 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
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Pillar of the Community
 Netherlands
626 Posts |
Thanks guys, aan yes these are the sellers pictures... (is an older man, who is selling his collection of old coins)
So I can presume it is not a copy, then I think I will buy it for €5 :)
And hope for the best...!
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Moderator
Australia
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Um, no, you can assume it is a copy. Both of mine are. A genuine ducat would have $150 worth of gold in it.
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
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
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I'm such a sucker for these things.... thanks for saving my butt Sap  |
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
626 Posts |
I confronted the seller with the information provided in this thread by you guys, so I said that my conclusion is it has to be a fake one. The seller indeed agreed that it "probably" would not be a real coin, but could not confirm where he bought it. However people are still bidding on it...
Luckily I'm smart enough to ask the experts opinions on it, before I buy it :)
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Well I have this coin in my possession now.
I would like to know the history of this coin and its value, I bought it in an acution just yesterday, so any info will be most gratful.
Regards alexsair
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Australia
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Hi alexsair, welcome to the forum.  Without seeing a pic of your actual coin, it's impossible to be sure, but replica 1752 ducats are so common, it's a near-certainty that any "Austrian gold coin from 1752" encountered at random is going to be one of these replicas. 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
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