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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;silvereagle82, post: 547467, member: 1700&quot;]Grung09,</p><p><br /></p><p>I looked the coin up in Delmonte&#039;s reference book. Looks like you may have a very nice coin !!!!! </p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s start optimistically&nbsp; but I think yours is the larger coin (second coin described) because of the &quot;dot&quot; legend stops verses &quot;star&quot; legend stops !!!</p><p><br /></p><p>First check the diameter, if it is about 33mm and weighs apprpx. 13.45 grams it is the coin below. </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a Delmonte # 868</p><p>Gelderland&nbsp; 1/2-ecu au lion (1/2 lion daalder or 1/2 leeuwendaalder).</p><p>It&#039;s rarity scale is R.3 (Extremely Rare).</p><p>Minted for 6 years&nbsp; (1589, 1893, 1597, 1599, 1602, 1602/1600)</p><p><br /></p><p>Delmonte does not in include values.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s one I found as reference on coinarchives.com which is a better grade than the one you have but should give you a idea of value. It is dated 1589 which is also an R.3 rarity so I assume the coin is of comparable value. It sold at a European auction (Jean Elsen) in September 2006 for approx. $875 (includes buyers fee)!! Here&#039;s the link: <a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=413226&amp;AucID=308&amp;Lot=56" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=413226&amp;AucID=308&amp;Lot=56" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=413226&amp;AucID=308&amp;Lot=56</a></p><p><img src="http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/elsen/089/image00056.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>If it&#039;s about 40mm it is <u>not</u> the previous coin it is a <u>Ecu au lion</u> and I&#039;ll give you information on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a Delmonte # 824</p><p>Gelderland&nbsp; Ecu au lion (lion daalder or leeuwendaalder).</p><p>It is not listed on the rarity scale = (therefore common).</p><p>Minted for 8 years&nbsp; (1589, 1893, 1597, 1598, 1599, 1600, 1602, 1602/1600)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s one I found as reference on coinarchives.com which is a better grade than the one you have but should give you a idea of value. It is dated 1593 which is also common so I assume the coin is of comparable value. It sold at an USA auction (Goldberg) in May 2008 for approx. $520 (includes buyers fee)!! Here&#039;s the link: </p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=534553&amp;AucID=388&amp;Lot=2974" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=534553&amp;AucID=388&amp;Lot=2974" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=534553&amp;AucID=388&amp;Lot=2974</a></p><p><img src="http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/goldberg/047/image02974.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway ..... It looks like your coin has pvc damage (the green stuff) .... because of the potential value of this coin I would suggest you let a professional,or surely someone experienced in doing this, clean it !! You may even consider sending it to NCS for conservation!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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