I have a 5L 1851 Sardinia coin my grandfather brought home during WW2. Lines in the hair and beard are still visible as are lines on the crest/shield on the reverse. However, the coin has many pock marks/dents at the edges. Any idea of the value or other info on the coin?
The best thing you can do is get a decent image of both sides of this coin and post them here. It is nigh on impossible to give a value in the absence of seeing the item. The coin in question was minted at two locations in Italy in .900 silver. While one location produced the coin in higher numbers than the other, they are both valued identically in the catalogues. The catalogue I have has the genuine item valued at anything between $45 and $450. However the difference between what a catalogue says and what the real world says can be significant and that should also be borne in mind. I have to say this, but the reason I also mention "genuine item'' is due to the fact that there are many extremely deceptive and high quality fakes of this coin out there. Now i have no reason to doubt that the coin your grandfather brought over personally from Italy is the exact same one that you now have but.........I would still advise that you get your coin weighed. Even if the coin is well worn, the real McCoy should still weigh to within 1/2 gram of its original 25 grams weight. If in the condition you state, it should be nigh on 25 grams bar a percentage point. Ian
