GOLD COIN!!!

[onthespot]

GOLD COIN!!! (Updated Photo's)

I always wanted to find a gold coin, and I finally did. I was an hour and forty minutes into a 2 hour hunt when I dug the gold coin. Man it made my day. The coin is a 1915 Austria 1 Ducat with "Franc iOS IDG Avstriae Imperator" on the front. It is .986 fine (23 3/4 carats). The site I got my info said this about the coin "among the highest purity gold coins ever issued for circulation". The bezel is stamped .750 (18k).

I also dug a 3 gram platinum ring.

Enjoy!

 

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[sagittarius98]

The 1915 Austrias were restruck til the early '30s I believe, (researched a four I found a few months back)

This website says they are being restruck until today:
Austrian Gold One Ducat Coins | Chards | Tax Free Gold

 

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[chkn]

It don't get any better than that!!! Wow!!!

 

[onthespot]

I got to get back out there and find the chain!

 

[steelheadwill]

I got to get back out there and find the chain!

For sure, I'll bet the chain is a beast , Wishing you a fast recovery !
Franz bust looks really high relief, that seems to be indicative of the err, 'older'
coin designs. It makes them difficult to stack, and causes wear issues.
I understand these aren't made to be carried as pocket change, but some collectors coins
will begin to show 'cabinet wear' on the high points just from being moved in a display.
Modern coinage has become 'stackable' with lower relief and higher rims.
Old Franz sure looks good !~ Great Photos

 

[NJnuggetpirate]

Great find!! Still looking for my first gold coin.

I'm still trying to find first gold period lol

 

[River Hound]

nice

 

[oldnlazy]

Beautiful coin... finding it will allways be a priceless memory to enjoy for the rest of youre life...thats even better than gold!

 

[pickaway]

Congrats...

 

[Harold in Fla.]

WTG that's on my list also, great find. HH

 

[Buzzlitebeer]

Very nice! I would probably have a heart attack!!!

 

[Urban Grund]

Just Awesome!!!

 

[dfx-kevin]

I guess it's safe to say this is your best find, wow, congrats! my profile picture is my best.

 

[onthespot]

Although it is not my most valuable find, it is my favorite find by far! Yes, you do have a nice piece of Spanish silver there. Nice find... That is still on my bucket list.

 

[tidetraveler]

A super double! Congrats!

 

[COTTON]

Very nice.Thats one thing that's still on my list.Hell I've found about everything else.Congrats