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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 83448, member: 669&quot;]<img src="http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/schilder/142.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> to CoinTalk JJ.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is the coin about 20mm wide, and just under 3.5 grams?&nbsp; If so it may be a gold Austrian Ducat of those dimensions listed as KM#2267 in the Krause Standard Catalog of World Coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The bid is waaaaaaaaaay over the catalog value of the 1915 dated version, which is designated as a &quot;restrike&quot; worth about $57, a 10% premium over its bullion value as gold.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Even the regular circulation coins of earlier years are not listed in Krause at anywhere near the bid price.</p><p><br /></p><p>Austria is, of course, well known for its restrikes - the silver 1780 Maria Theresa Thaler is still being churned out today with the original date. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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