Tabora Pound

Just wondering if anyone knows anything about Tabora Pounds. This one left to me in a will. I have done some research but looking at getting it valued for possible sale. Anyone in Australia that can help with advice?

 

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I'm not from Australia but here are some examples for sale online, this can give an idea of the market price.
https://www.ma-shops.com/shops/search.php?searchstr=Deutsch+Ostafrika+15+Rupien+1916

Not sure though, how much will the fact that it was made into a pendant decrease its value.

Here are more details about it:
Composition: Gold (750)
Weight: 7,168 g
Diameter: 22 mm

Yours seem to be the less common variety, KM# 16.2 (right arabesque ends below first "A" of "OSTAFRIKA").
There were 6.395 minted vs 9.035 of the other variety (KM# 16.1 - right arabesque ends below "T" of "OSTAFRIKA").

 

German East Africa. Your coin is KM#16.2 15 rupees gold coin
It has a mintage 0f 6,395 , .750 gold, weight 7.17 g. or 0.11728 oz.
My 2019 Krause catalog grade/values
F12-$750 VF20-$1,600 XF40-$2,900 MS60-$3,850 MS63-$5,000

I am not sure what your coins grade is because it has been cleaned and polished heavily so I am not sure what that will do to the grade... ??? Wait for more opinions on grade.

 

Someone on CoinTalk has this coin. I can't remember if it is @panzerman or @lordmarcovan ???

 

Do you think it’s likely it’s real not a fake as someone once suggested ?

 

How much it weighs?

 

I think it looks real, but it needs to be weighed. not sure how much extra weight was added to make a pendant ?

 

Here is @panzerman 's coin...


and here is @micbraun 's coin....


your's is like micbraun's coin.

 

Can anyone offer any suggestions on how to sell it thats safe for the buyer and the seller?

 

A first step is an xrf analysis to guarantee its gold.

 

If real it has been very harshly cleaned of which will bring the value down. I am not sure how far down ??? Wait for more opinions on how to sell it....