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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 12207, member: 669&quot;]Well, a little more research has narrowed the field.&nbsp; Krause lists no 4 Ducats in the 17th Century.&nbsp; All 7 described in the 18th Century volume have a 14g official weight and a 34mm diameter.&nbsp; In the early 19th Century the coins continued to be 34mm/14g, but from 1835-1915 eight varieties were minted with the 40mm, 13.9636g specifications you mentioned.&nbsp; Unfortunately, the information you have provided is absolutely, positively, conclusively insufficient to narrow the field any further.&nbsp; The one thing that is clear, however, is that <b><i>no</i></b> 4 Ducats were minted in Austria after the end of World War I, and that Krause makes <b><i>no</i></b> mention of any official 4 Ducat restrikes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Joecoins has certainly put his finger on one strange aspect of your situation - normally when a coin is found to be a counterfeit/replica/forgery/copy, the buyer returns it in exchange for his money back - he doesn&#039;t ask for a partial refund while keeping the item.</p><p><br /></p><p>Equally strange is the claim that a coin which should weigh a smidgen less than 14g actually weighs either 227g or 249g, depending on whether the &quot;only 8 ounces&quot; claim is based on avoirdupois or troy weight.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I were in your shoes, I would give my buyer two choices - give me the coin back and I&#039;ll refund his money, or &quot;pound salt&quot;.&nbsp; It sounds like you had a face-to-face situation, so an exchange shouldn&#039;t be any problem.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I got the coin back, I would take steps to find out what it really is, beginning with the posting of a picture and/or a detailed description here.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW catalog value of the 34mm coins ranges from $225-3,600 depending on date, mint mark and condition.&nbsp; Bullion value of the gold itself is approximately $170 on today&#039;s market.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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