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<p>[QUOTE="jdabeln, post: 3083933, member: 33751"]According to José María Aledón ("La Peseta, Catálogo Básico," p. 101), your coin is a "falsificacion," that is, a counterfeit. His catalog listing for the coin is:</p><p><b>188.FE2 1899*(18-89) MP M Oro MBC 12.000pta EBC 19.000pta</b></p><p>At the time this catalog was published in 1997, the peseta/dollar exchange rate was 145/1.</p><p>Therefore, 12,000 pesetas = $82.75, and 19,000 pesetas = $131.00.</p><p>Also at the time this catalog was published in 1997, gold was selling for $345/ounce. Therefore the bullion value of a 20-peseta gold coin in 1997 was $345*0.18668 = $64.40. So your counterfeit has a slight numismatic premium, according to Aledón.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jdabeln, post: 3083933, member: 33751"]According to José María Aledón ("La Peseta, Catálogo Básico," p. 101), your coin is a "falsificacion," that is, a counterfeit. His catalog listing for the coin is: [B]188.FE2 1899*(18-89) MP M Oro MBC 12.000pta EBC 19.000pta[/B] At the time this catalog was published in 1997, the peseta/dollar exchange rate was 145/1. Therefore, 12,000 pesetas = $82.75, and 19,000 pesetas = $131.00. Also at the time this catalog was published in 1997, gold was selling for $345/ounce. Therefore the bullion value of a 20-peseta gold coin in 1997 was $345*0.18668 = $64.40. So your counterfeit has a slight numismatic premium, according to Aledón.[/QUOTE]
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