Introduction to World Gold Coins

That is available on CD-Rom so if you take your laptop to shows. Also the NGC Coin app is a good reference.

 

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Krause book, Gold coinage from 1600- was released in 2009. i would guess a newer/ updated edition will come out soon. Prices are really obsolete now. The 2009 edition is huge, 1440 pages/ 35000 photos/ list all mints/ dates/restrikes.....not expensive.
John

 

There is also the Krause Modern World Gold Coin, which covered 1800-present.

 

Thanks for pointing that out

PS: I would love it, if they published a "new" 1200-1599AD edition, same format as 1600-2009 ed.

 

Well, I am going to coin club tonight and tonight's topic will be Gold Coins of Napoleon. Will probably be some of those coins in to buy tonight too. Any suggestions or favorites you can think of for me to look for?

 

I thought you just posted that you were giving up PMs for comic books.

 

Silver only

 

Buy the rooster.

 

I mainly collect GB gold sovereigns, guineas but also have some Australian, Canadian, French, Swiss, Russian, Islamic and other odds and ends amongst my AV coins.

As a first Napoleon Bonaparte coin I would suggest an 1815 '100 days' 20 Francs coin if you can find a decent one, simply because it is intriguing and was struck during his brief second reign.

His 40 Francs gold coinage is a bit pricey as are some 20 Francs from the exclusive and elusive provincial mints so do check the mintmarks. Napoleon III also is gaining in popularity. Most old Russian gold is very expensive in any decent grade.

I think it is better to buy 1 scarce/rare date than 3 common gold coins which will always just be bullion+ a little premium. Sovereigns have a long way to go IMO and some collectors are already beginning to see the advantage of buying up the key dates struck in London, Canada, Australia and South Africa and mohurs from British India. Some modern sovereigns (specially proof) are also commanding decent premiums (1989, 1993, 2002, 2012, 2017 Pistrucci etc.). Guineas are also a safe way to go but most of the good stuff available is either AU or MS63 maximum. Very difficult to find anything in higher grades and if you do, the prices can be very high.

Most Ducats and Netherlands Gulden and Ducats also prove popular among collectors and are worth looking at.

 

For some reason (being french is one of them ) I have a few french 20 francs : they're easy and fun to collect. All of them are raw and not UNC enough that you couldn't handle them (with care of course) ...


Bonaparte I° Consul - 20 francs or An 12 A



Louis XVIII (1814-1824) - 20 francs or 1820 A



2° republique - 20 francs or 1851 A



2° republique - 20 francs or 1852 A



2° Empire - 20 francs or 1856 A



2° Empire - 20 francs or 1865 A



3° republique - 20 francs or 1877 A



3° republique - 20 francs or 1909

Q

 

You're thinking of the Austrian ducat (Franz Joseph). They were struck through 1914, and restrikes used the date 1915 effectively as a restrike mark.

 

1915 Restrikes. This one is a 4 Ducat PR67 DCAM. A fairly large coin in size and one that I like every time I look at it

 

I have one of those, ungraded, and it is one of my favorite gold coins. But it is not that big. It may have a large diameter but it is very thin and weighs less than half an ounce.

 

Personally, I would recommend the Italy 1911 50 Lire. Superb design and often available for not too much over the melt value.

 

Beautifull coins! I personally think the Austro-Hungarian/ Holy Roman Empire coinage are the most magnificent designed, only the Transylvanian are nicer....
The 1915 Franz Josef I AV 4 Dukaten was my first ever coin, got it as a Christmas present on my 12th birthday
Here is a 1848-A Ferdinand V AV 4 Dukaten FDC
Won it from Spink Auction for bargain price of $5250US
These go for 12/15K Euros in European Auctions

 

That is quite some present for a 12 year old!

 

I agree!
But we lived on a poultry farm, and I was very busy helping with the daily chores. Plus my Dad is an avid coin collector, so this was his way of getting me hooked on coin collecting Plus gave me a good work ethic, so that I now run a lawn maintenance outfit by myself, no employees/ headaches/ big expenses/ breakdowns of equipment....crappy weather is my only obstacle today its raining cats and dogs!