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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;princeofwaldo, post: 1254145, member: 24091&quot;]<font size="3"><b>Was wondering if anyone else has come across one of these. Purchased from Harlan J. Berk in 2003. Does not have a date, but I suspect it was struck between 1957 and 1959. Obviously no earlier than 1953. Plain edge. 0.980 fine as indicated on the reverse. Total of 0.3372 Troy ounces net. Slightly larger than a US quarter dollar. I sent it to PCGS, they didn&#039;t know what it was. Called NGC and they said they don&#039;t slab them.</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b><br /></b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>If you look in Bruce - &quot;Unusual Coins of The World&quot; there are a number of similar pieces listed with the same reverse, though none of them in the 3 Dukaten denomination. There&#039;s one with Kennedy on it, and a host of other non-portrait coins, some of them quite attractive. According to Bruce, these were all struck in West Germany, which makes this probably the only coin ever struck in West Germany with Queen Elizabeth II on it that I am aware of. Very attractive portrait in my opinion, nicer than many of the British issues.</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b><br /></b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Is anyone aware of a comprehensive guide that lists all of these coins? If they really are coins, they do have a denomination, but no date or nationality which in a lot of ways makes them closer to medals than coins. <span style="color: #ff0000">edited</span>&nbsp; My other option is the local coin dealer, and an almost certain trip to the melting pot of what is probably a fairly scarce &quot;coin&quot;. With over $600 of gold in it, it&#039;s probably doomed to destruction.</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b><br /></b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>[ATTACH]135248.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]135249.vB[/ATTACH]</b></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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