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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 17664, member: 112&quot;]Sarawakian - </p><p><br /></p><p>I decided to do a little checking now that I know what the coin in question is - may have an answer for you. </p><p><br /></p><p>When a person wishes to collect world coinage - in particular gold world coinage - it is wise to have as many books as possible. For not all books list complete information - or accurate information.</p><p><br /></p><p>As you said - Krause list this coin with a value of $2000. But care to guess what Freidberg list it at ? Try $500&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Now why is that do ya suppose ? What is it that Freidberg knows that Krause does not ? Or is it just the difference between two catalogs ? Well in this case - it&#039;s the former.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1967 &amp; 1968 the Bulgarian Mint produced Proofs of this coin from original dies. In otherwords - restrikes. And in the vast majority of cases restrikes are typically worth just over melt value. But they are never - or almost never - worth anywhere near the original.</p><p><br /></p><p>So there you have it. The information I just provided is what a knowledgeable collector of these coins would know. That&#039;s why there were no bids - the coin is a restrike of minimal value.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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