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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2958398, member: 10461&quot;]Hey, Jacob.&nbsp; The melt value here is quite modest, since the coin weighs only 0.3 g.&nbsp; Now, I don&#039;t know what purity standard these were struck under, but even if this was a 24K .999 fine gold coin (and it isn&#039;t), the value of 0.3 grams of scrap gold is fairly trifling.&nbsp; At today&#039;s spot price, even a pure (.999) gold coin of that weight would have only $12.73 worth of gold in it.</p><p><br /></p><p>So realistically, there&#039;s likely less than ten&nbsp; bucks of bullion in this thing at today&#039;s price.&nbsp; The rest of the value is historical and numismatic.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do think an Indian gold fanam could make a very fun &quot;first gold coin&quot; for a young numismatist like yourself.&nbsp; There are other kinds- and earlier than this one- out there, and for even less money, too.&nbsp; I personally chose this particular one because of the Tipu Sultan historical connection and the date.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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