Austrian gold coin 1752

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  1. ph34rm3

    ph34rm3 New Member

    o_0 i dunno!!! if its real or not!!!
     
    ph34rm3, Sep 9, 2005
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  3. julie freeth

    julie freeth New Member

    hi i have just found the same coin that you have

    did you find out anymore about this coin, its got me thinking.
    i thought mine was gold, look forward to hereing from you ju.
     
    julie freeth, Oct 9, 2005
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  4. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    Howdy Julie - Welcome to the Forum !!

    There's really not much more to find out. There are plenty of known fakes for this coin out there - that is a fact. There are genuine examples too - that is also a fact. But the genuine coins are somewhat scarce and hard to come by.

    To find out if your coin is real or not - weigh it. If it weighs 3.5 grams, then there is a chance it is genuine and you should have the coin authenticated. If it weighs more than a tenth of a gram over or under 3.5 grams - then it's a fake. Unless it is worn almost smooth, even then it should weigh 3.25 - 3.30 grams.
     
    GDJMSP, Oct 9, 2005
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  5. julie freeth

    julie freeth New Member

    about domine spes franc, hi me again talking about the coin i have like yours ,mine came from my late father in law, he had a big collection of coins he was dutch, anyway may i ask you, the fake that they did in readers digest was it silver or gold, maybe i should not of but i cleaned mine and it is so gold, maybe if you do not mind i could send a photo of it for you to see, and i would like to see a pic of your coin 2, anyway many thanks ju.
     
    julie freeth, Oct 10, 2005
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  6. gxseries

    gxseries Coin Collector

    You know... if you actually cared to read the forum properly, cleaning any sort of coins just makes the value drop. It doesn't matter if you managed to find out if it's genuine or not... you just killed off the value.
     
    gxseries, Oct 10, 2005
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  7. Ian

    Ian Coin Collector

    While I agree that it's not too bright an idea to clean a coin, I wouldn't go as far as saying that the poster has just killed off the value. Killed off SOME value perhaps, but not all of it.

    If it is a genuine ducat, then cleaned or not, it will have a value in excess of its gold bullion value. Just how much in excess depends on what state the coin is in.

    Ian
     
    Ian, Oct 10, 2005
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  8. gxseries

    gxseries Coin Collector

    Most definately agree with Ian's comment. I just find it very disappointing to the extend that while people try to show their coins are genuine by cleaning it to show the original gold / silver luster, by doing that, values will drop right away without really realizing the damage they are doing. :(
     
    gxseries, Oct 10, 2005
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  9. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator


    Julie -

    By all means post a pic - but we won't be able to say if the coin is genuine or not based on a pic. You need to weigh the coin as I suggested previously. You can't tell if something is gold or not by looking at it.
     
    GDJMSP, Oct 10, 2005
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  10. ainsi

    ainsi New Member

    paul ainsworth

    hello my name is paul from england, i was just looking at your e mail and i have got the same coin but not got a clue of its value do you have any idea.
     
    ainsi, Apr 10, 2009
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  11. nik

    nik New Member

    did you find out anything about this coin
     
    nik, May 18, 2009
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  12. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    Read the entire thread nik, these things are copies which exist in huge numbers.
     
    GDJMSP, May 19, 2009
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  13. goossen

    goossen Senior Member

    A picture would be helpful, but as others said; there are many fakes around.
     
    goossen, May 20, 2009
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