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My Oldest Purchase 1763 Gold

tydyetydye Posts: 3,894 ✭✭✭
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I dont know much about foreign especially older Gold but this one seemed to have my name on it. It was cleaned in the past and has some other issues. But not bad for being 244 years old. I like it. Thanks to Mr Eureka for advice on what I was actually buying.
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  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,740 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Pretty cool purchase! image

    I like Popayan coinage. What's the denomination on this piece?

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  • tydyetydye Posts: 3,894 ✭✭✭
    2 Escudos ? It is a little larger than a US $5 Gold piece
  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,740 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sorry, have no idea what a U.S. $5 measures image If it's 2 Escudos - the weight would be around 6.6-6.7 grams.

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  • tydyetydye Posts: 3,894 ✭✭✭
    It weighs 6.7 grams or .23 oz
    Thanks
  • Silvereagle82Silvereagle82 Posts: 1,219 ✭✭✭
    Nice piece Mike image

    Old circulated gold coins always make me wonder who's pocket/purse/bag/chest/teeth they've been in.
    I would imagine this coin has most probably been back and forth across the Atlantic several times, been in possession by Kings, merchants and pirates.
  • DeutscherGeistDeutscherGeist Posts: 2,990 ✭✭✭✭
    How do you know it has been cleaned before. Does "dipping" mean the same thing as cleaning. Does dipping specifically refer to an acid bath?

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  • tydyetydye Posts: 3,894 ✭✭✭
    It has uniform lines all running in the same direction on the surfaces. Not noticable to the uniaded eye but visible in certain picture angles or under magnification
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