Hi, I'm a french woman, so please forgive my poor english... :smile My father recently died and I inherited a gold coin from him. My father always said to me that this coin was brought back by my grandfather (he was born in the USA in 1895, and as he was an artist, he moved to France during the 20's where he stayed until his death in 1966). According to him this coin had a great value. I have totally no idea of what this coin could worth but as It seem to be made in gold... I guess It's not cheap ! I didn't find someone in France who can tell me exactly how much I could sell It (If I wanted to). That's why I try to contact US coin collectors on different forum. I thought there will be specialists who will be able to help me (I hope) ! Here the best picture I have been able to take of my coin: As you can see, it's a 20$ gold coin dated from 1915. It's in good condition (It was kept out of humidity in a jewel box). How much It could be sold? Is anybody would be interested buying It? Thank you Colette
It looks to be a St. Gaudens 1915 with maybe an S mintmark. S means San Francisco. Look closely just above the date and see if there is a small S. It's hard to tell what grade by the pictures. But the value could start at $1,600 and go above that.
I agree with Victor. The very minimum it is worth is around $1600 for it's gold content. Depending on the condition of the coin, it could be worth up to or around $2000. It does appear to be in nice shape.
WOW ! Thank you for the quick response ! I have a look at the coin and as you said there is a very little S just on the top of the date... Does It mean this coin is more rare?
Gold value is only [FONT=Arial, Helvetica][FONT=Arial, Helvetica]$1382.26 at this moment [/FONT][/FONT]
I'm an optimist That being said, I stand corrected on the gold content. However, the coin has a numismatic value of at least $1600.
