My mistake Hey Siggi. . .that's funny. . .I'm embarassed. I couldn't understand your message until I re-read my message. Thanks for getting back to me! Can I assume this forum would work for me. . .if I brushed up on my spelling? Stew
Hehe Stew I´m sorry to be busting your balls, Just thought that was funny and mind you I make typos like there is no tomorrow There are many people in here that have a lot of knowlidge about numismatics and I for one seek advice here very often. So if you are looking for knowlidge you couldnt be in a better place.
There is a World Coins section here http://www.cointalk.com/f11/ -- that would probably be better for identifying your coins than the "What's it worth" department.
Thanks Siggi! I'm trying to put some pictures up in this other forum http://www.cointalk.com/f11/ Let me know if you can't find them
What you have there are not coins, but medals put out by private mints. The Aureus Magnus medals are .980 fine gold The top two medals-- 800th Anniversary of the City of Munich Passion Play at Oberammergau (performed once every 10 years) Here is a German web site showing Aureus Magnus gold medals http://www.aureus-magnus.com/index.html (Click the "Emission" links to view medals)
The first is a medal commemorating the 800th anniversary 1158-1958 of Münich (München), Germany. The denomination of 3 ducats makes me think it is likely gold.
It is gold, but not a coin. The "3 ducats" is a fantasy value. According to a Stack's auction listing from 2004, it has the same weight as what a 3-ducat coin would weigh, that is, .3318 ounces, but there was no listing for the fineness. My guess is, it's probably .980. In the Stack's auction, the medal was lumped together with two other gold medals that were sold together for a dirt-cheap price-- $175 for three gold medals totaling 28.65 grams, more than likely containing 27 grams of gold. http://www.stacksarchive.com/viewlo...==&PHPSESSID=9362b42ad0726f3d0cb2b11a3f78c357