Thread: A 20 swiss franc gold coin.

This is one of the many coins that I found in a 1/2 gallon jar on our Swiss property. Can some one please tell me the price of the coin? All the coins look brand new and are between 1925 and 1927.

The face has some rub wear. I'm not an expert on European gold coins, but that one probably is worth around $250.

Originally Posted by imswiss

This is one of the many coins that I found in a 1/2 gallon jar on our Swiss property. Can some one please tell me the price of the coin?

Interesting property you have there. With very few exceptions (such as the 1926 piece, see mintages here) these 20 Fr Vreneli pieces cost the metal value plus roughly 10 percent. Here is a list of current prices; that list does not take rare years into account though. You can modify the search criteria and language/country settings if you want to.

Christian

Thank you ever so much for answering my question, the thing is that strangely, 1/3 of the coins are chipped and/or have on side blank. A note came with the jar that read " To my next son, J.B" I have no idea whose property it is of.

Originally Posted by imswiss

Thank you ever so much for answering my question, the thing is that strangely, 1/3 of the coins are chipped and/or have on side blank.

If one side of the coin is blank them I suspect that you have a bunch of fakes, that may or may not even be gold.

Originally Posted by GDJMSP

If one side of the coin is blank them I suspect that you have a bunch of fakes, that may or may not even be gold.

I checked with a private collector in my area, we looked at the density of the coin and noticed that yes coin is not fake, more of an error coin. (it's 90% gold)

Originally Posted by imswiss

I checked with a private collector in my area, we looked at the density of the coin and noticed that yes coin is not fake, more of an error coin. (it's 90% gold)

Congrats on the nice find

Apmex is a bullion dealer in the US. They currently are selling the Swiss 20 franc gold coins for USD $239.05. Buy back at USD $206.67 as of this writing, 2010.04.05

Can you provide a photo of both sides of your coin(s), especially the one(s) with blank sides?

here is my new website, there is a little part of my collection, I will post more coins ( the 20 franc coin is also there). http://mycoins2010.weebly.com/

Originally Posted by imswiss

I checked with a private collector in my area, we looked at the density of the coin and noticed that yes coin is not fake, more of an error coin. (it's 90% gold)

I doubt it. You see, it is impossible to even have a coin that is struck on 1 side only.

There are errors known as capped die errors where only 1 side has a full design. But the other side will always have at least a partial design on it.

Then you have coins that are intentionally altered and have the design on one side ground off to make magician's coins, but these coins only weigh a fraction of what the real coin weighs.

Then you have fakes that are cast 1 side at a time for a later joing of the 2 sides together, but even these are very uncommon.

If you would post pictures of one of these single sided coins - both sides, we can probably tell you what you have.

Strangely, the coins i sent to him where bought, if they are fake then im in a lotta trouble