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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 158938, member: 669&quot;]Hi Anna, and&nbsp; <img src="http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/schilder/142.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> to CoinTalk.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin Aidan referred to is listed as KM#111, a 25g, .900 silver coin with a diameter of ~38mm.&nbsp; With an actual silver weight of .7234 oz. its bullion value is about $8.38.</p><p><br /></p><p>If your college expenses are similar to those my grandchildren are facing, I&#039;m afraid selling the coin won&#039;t be that much help.&nbsp; A dealer isn&#039;t likely to give you more than about 70% of the retail value, and many dealers who don&#039;t traffic in that type of coin would go even lower.&nbsp; On the other hand, unless you have an established presence on EBay, you&#039;re not likely to get a true retail value there, at least without getting it graded and authenticated by a top of the line grading company.</p><p><br /></p><p>The value given in the 2001 3rd Ed. 19th Century Standard Catalog of World Coins ranges from $100 for a Fine grade, to $1,200 for an uncirculated example.&nbsp; Only 37,000 were minted in 1813, and I hope a forum member with some expertise in Italian State gold will post an explanation of why the 1812 version, with a mintage of 2,921,000 is valued from $600-$5,250.&nbsp; <img src="http://boards.collectors-society.com/images//graemlins/confused-smiley-013.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>If you can post clear pictures of both sides, we can give you some guidance on what grade it would be likely to receive, and whether the expense of grading/authenticating would be justified.&nbsp; (&quot;Amazing condition&quot; does not have an established meaning to numismatists. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> )</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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