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What can hyou tell me about these 2 gold pieces?

holeinone1972holeinone1972 Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭
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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,460 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1st is a British sovereign or 1/2 Sov. Looks like a nice grade.

    The 2nd is a Canadian $100 coin issued for the 1976 Olympics in Montreal.

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  • Dawg144Dawg144 Posts: 670 ✭✭✭
    As to identification?

    The first is a British sovereign, London Mint. This date was officially restruck in the late 40's-early 50's. 22k fineness, .2354 oz of gold
    The second is a Canadian Olympic Games commemorative. .583 fineness, .25 oz

    As to my opinion?

    I really like the look of the sovereign; maybe not as a technical 64, but it's definitely a nice 63 IMO.
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  • holeinone1972holeinone1972 Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭
    Values?

    Is the Canadian coin actually gold?

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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,460 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes, the Canadian has 1/4 oz gold. It is value at close to spot I think.

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  • WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The canadian coin has a quarter ounce of 14k gold though. About an eight of an ounce of pure gold. And I suspect they sell at a discount because demand for such a weak gold purity in coin form at least is pretty low. The gold equivalent to 40% silver kennedy halves.
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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,460 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I believe the Canadian coin has .2500 oz Actual Gold Weight. At least that is what Krause says. Interesting, the proof version is .9170 fine gold and has .5002 AGW.

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