Got gold ??????

My oldest dated British coin, from 1553 Scotland, and whence Queen Mary was only 11 years old:



The earliest dated British coins were from the reign of James V and were dated 1539, gold of course!

 

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Very, very nice Scotchishmoney. :thumb:

 

This is my oldest dated gold coin - a Goldgulden from the city of Nürnberg bearing the date 1507.

 

A ducat struck in Frankfurt am Main in 1796 while the city was occupied by french troops.
An interesting and historical coin from the napoleonic era.

 

just about the epitome of gold coins, an english double leopard............

 

scottishmoney, this is outstanding !
I love those Renaissance designs

Q

 

I say let the tiny flakes get melted into coins
Beautiful gold specimens are stunning and I'm sure most of the early finds were crushed and melted for subsistence living and that relatively few natural nuggets and fewer crystal specimens exist today.

 

Gold!