Help on Gold Coin...???

Smittys · June 9, 2008 4:15AM

Any info on it
It weigh 1.5 grams

satootoko · June 9, 2008 6:51AM

Since every 20th Century Venezuelan gold coin listed in Krause has both a denomination and a date, and this one has neither, I'd call it a privately minted bullion round. (No 21st Century gold coins have been minted in Venezuela.)

Besides, 1/10 oz. (~3.5g for .900 gold) is generally the smallest size for government-issued gold bullion.

If the legend is telling the truth, it's worth about $40, ts weight in gold plus a buck or two.

Hussulo · June 9, 2008 7:31AM

It is from the same series as the coins below:

http://cgi.ebay.com/TAMANACO-GOLD-INDIAN-OF-VENEZUELA-DETACHED-HEAD_W0QQitemZ320251482700QQihZ011QQcategoryZ547QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD7VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1728Q2em123

http://cgi.ebay.com/NAIGUATA-GOLD-VENEZUELA-INDIAN-CHIEF-INDIAN-ART_W0QQitemZ320084613456QQihZ011QQcategoryZ547QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD7VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1728Q2em123

It was a series struck (I'm not sure if it was privately struck) to commemorate the chieftains of various Indian tribes in Venezuela.

tbirde56 · June 9, 2008 7:33AM

It is listed in Unusual World Coins as a medallic issue circa 1962. The unstated denomination is 5 Bolivares and it is worth the gold value unless you find someone interested in it for more than that.

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