Hello Stackers and Lurkers, Whilst looking around for some nice 1 month Gold charts stumbled upon this little PDF beauty. http://www.usagold.com/publications/pre-1933_screen.pdf Investing in Pre-1933 Gold Coins for Asset Preservation and Profit Potential Basically its a 25 page booklet with photos of some major world gold coins, with an image of both obverse and reverse and the gold content in oz plus a quick little history lesson about each coin.
Thanks thucy, i think I'm getting a dose of numistosis. Every investment portfolio should have something like that in the portfolio. I have coins in my super and artwork in my private portfolio. What a goddamn snob I am.
I am loving those coins from the PDF, and in my opinion a lot better than 999 modern coins issued by Perth Mint or other mints due to generally lower premiums. If i find some time, than i may post search queries for eBay for all the coins from the PDF.
Thanks for that. I just love these old coins even though I really don't know very much about many of them. Maybe that is about to change
Actually, I just like the older coins for their designs. As far as beauty goes, the official bust and heraldic shields or symbols on the older coins are far more attractive than many of the modern coins with their themes and animals.
Looks like it's safe to come out now; been a closet collector of these types of coins for years. I am in the process of reworking my website to concentrate on more of these exotic beauties
That'd be right! Been waiting for you to come back from holidays, spent all my super money in the meantime and now you say you gonna concentrate on those. Damn.
Oddly enough steve, its funny you popping up just now - was just talking with Thucy in PM about the Iranian coin on your site - bloody gawjus!
It is no fun being a fulltime bullion dealer. I got to play sometime with the money I make Don't worry, I am going back to my first love which is to sell interesting and exotic gold bullion coins. I am getting pretty bored with kangaroo and koalas coins.
The Search Queries for all the coins from the PDF NOTE - MANY OF THESE COINS COME IN DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS TOO - SO IF THE 20 KORONA IS TOO MUCH FOR YOU - THAN SEARCH FOR THE 10 KORONA - USE THE SAME SEARCH QUERY AND JUST ADJUST THE NUMBER FROM 20 TO 10 ALSO - YOU CAN ALWAYS CLICK ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE - TO ONLY SHOW COMPLETED LISTINGS AND THAN THE ONES IN GREEN HAVE BEEN SOLD AT THOSE PRICES - THAT WAY YOU CAN CHECK THE PREMIUMS ON WHICH THE COINS ARE TRADING - I.E THE ROOSTER 20 FRANCS WILL COST LESS THAN THE NAPOLEON BONAPARTE COIN - ** ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COINS OR THE SEARCH QUERIES, ASK IN THIS THREAD OR SEND PM ** Argentine 5 Pesos Minted: 1881-1896 0.2334 ounces net fine gold http://coins.shop.ebay.com/Argentin...y&_sticky=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_sop=1&_sc=1 Austria 1 Ducat Franz Joseph I 0.1106 ounces net fine gold http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_from=R...land,+silver,+ear*)&_sacat=See-All-Categories Belgium 20 Franc 0.1867 ounces net fine gold http://coins.shop.ebay.com/Belgium-...s+gold&_catref=1&_fln=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282 Colombia 5 Peso Simon Bolivar 0.2354 ounces net fine gold http://coins.shop.ebay.com/Colombia...*+gold&_catref=1&_fln=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282 Denmark 20 Kroner Christian IX (Mermaid) Frederik VIII and Christian X 0.2592 ounces net fine gold http://coins.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_...+gold&_osacat=256&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313 France 20 Franc Napoleon Bonaparte & Napoleon III & Angel & Rooster ALL WEIGH THE SAME 0.1867 ounces net fine gold http://coins.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_...+GOLD&_osacat=539&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313 Hungary 20 Korona 0.1960 ounces net fine gold http://coins.shop.ebay.com/Coins-Wo...A+GOLD&_catref=1&_fln=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282 Germany 20 Mark Wilhelm I & II 0.2304 ounces net fine gold http://coins.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_...+gold&_osacat=256&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313 Great Britain Sovereign Queen Victoria Kings ( George V and rest ) 0.2354 ounces net fine gold http://coins.shop.ebay.com/Coins-Wo...(half)&_catref=1&_fln=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282 Italy 20 Lire Victor Emanuele II Umberto I & other Issues ( Vatican & Sardinia ) 0.1867 ounces net fine gold http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=20+lire+gold+&_fscr=1&_npmv=3&_trksid=p3286.c0.m19 Mexico Pesos 50 Pesos 1.2057 oz agw 20 Pesos 0.4823 oz agw 10 Pesos 0.2411 oz agw 5 Pesos 0.1205 oz agw 2.5 Pesos ( Dos Y Medio ) 0.602 oz agw 2 Pesos 0.0482 oz agw http://coins.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_...,hge)&_osacat=256&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313 Netherlands 10 Guilder King Willem III & Queen Wilhelmina 0.1947 ounces net fine gold http://coins.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_...old&_osacat=11116&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313 Russia 10 Roubles Nicholas II NOTE PDF GOT THE AGW WRONG CORRECT AGW BELOW 10 Roubles 0.2489 oz agw 5 Roubles 0.1244 oz agw 7.5 Roubles 0.1866 oz agw http://coins.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_...+gold&_osacat=256&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313 Sweden 20 Kroner Oscar II 0.2593 ounces net fine gold http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=20...*,nor*)&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313 Switzerland 20 Franc Confederatio & Helvetia ( Vrenelli ) 0.1867 ounces net fine gold http://coins.shop.ebay.com/Switzerl...*+gold&_catref=1&_fln=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282 United States $20 gold piece Liberty & St. Gaudens 0.9675 ounces net fine gold http://coins.shop.ebay.com/Gold-/39...ns_US_Individual&_fln=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282 Uruguay 5 Pesos 0.2501 ounces net fine gold http://coins.shop.ebay.com/Uruguay-...s+gold&_catref=1&_fln=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282
Yeah! It's quite an interesting coin. It's been a while since I had one for sale in my store. It basically is an Iranian Sovereign; similar size and weight.
Thanks heaps Thucy - love these and hope to build on my small collection. I really like the historical information.
