Gold coin, what its worth?

[TreasureHunt3r]

This is my first post on her but hear goes nothing. Found today in a field in Nottinghamshire England with the words georgivs III DEI GRATIA. 1790 on it.

 

[Jason in Enid]

Sorry, we need pics of both sides to be able to tell anything about it.

 

[TreasureHunt3r]

Pictures of the coin

 

[SilverPirate]

Wow that's pimp, I want to find a gold coin so bad

 

[TreasureHunt3r]

My dad found this so yet to find my own yet but have found plenty of silver coins I wouldn't ever sell it but just curious, how ever the sheer amount of "junk" I have found before is unreal bottle tops, soda cans, sheep cream, horse shoes, musket balls and old roman coins is unreal....

 

[joesdigs]

 

[TreasureHunt3r]

I'm sure I have tested it also there was no rust tarnish on it at all

 

[joesdigs]

Here scroll down to your year http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/values/sov.html

 

[joesdigs]

700£ I see one on eBay... Last bid so far $360

 

[joesdigs]

Beautiful find by the way.... Nice

 

[TreasureHunt3r]

Wow wouldn't have thought it to be worth that much thankyou for helping

 

[joesdigs]

Welcome.... Hope you find more of those... Well done

 

[Rydog]

TreasureHunt3r, are Roman coins really considered "junk"? I really have no idea, being from the U.S. I would love to find a Roman.

 

[CRUSADER]

Welcome Nice find, don't tell me your Dad just started detecting?

Well it depends on the size, is it a Guinea (24mm) or Half-Guinea (21mm)?

2010 Book Value:

Half-Guinea
VF - £325, EF - £550

Guinea
VF - £350, EF - £600

 

[jewelerguy]

My dad found this so yet to find my own yet but have found plenty of silver coins I wouldn't ever sell it but just curious, how ever the sheer amount of "junk" I have found before is unreal bottle tops, soda cans, sheep cream, horse shoes, musket balls and old roman coins is unreal....

old roman coins are junk? man, I'd take that kind of junk any day

 

[Gunrunner61]

Wow that's pimp, I want to find a gold coin so bad

Me three............Awesome find................HH

 

[DFW_THer]

If romans are junk than my wheats are can slag! haha! NICE gold.

 

[TreasureHunt3r]

I have tons of roman and Victorian coins in fact it's rare I go out and don't come back with one. My dad has been metal detracting for around 4 years.

 

[cti4sw]

I always knew I was born on the wrong continent.

 

[TreasureHunt3r]

Got to love old wet and windy England