One of my best finds

[Frisian prospector]

Well i am new here and to get to know the searchers its probably the best way to show some finds.

This coin i found 3 months ago and its a ducat of Transylvania, the land of Dracula.

As you can see it is in a very good shape and has the exact weigt of 3.5 grams.
That means it has still its original weight.
The strange thing do it has eight corners and had me dazzled for a while untill the experts told me it was really a coin.
I have been searching for allmost 3 years now and this is my first gold coin.

I live in The Netherlands and my question was: How did this coin end up here??
Well thats because people in the early days also could pay with gold or silver, the weight i mean.

Hope youll enjoy watching!

Greatings from The Netherlands!

 

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[Frisian prospector]

Thank a lot for all the background information Lordmarcovan!!!!!!!
It is really an ugly person, but hey on a gold coin he is really a beaty!!!!

This coin is in a museum right now i didnt sell it but they are just using it to show visitors all the different finds out of the fields.

Thanks a lot and HH.

 

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[Postalrevnant]

Congratulations that is an awesome find.

Postalrevnant

 

[lordmarcovan]

Thank a lot for all the background information Lordmarcovan!!!!!!!
It is really an ugly person, but hey on a gold coin he is really a beaty!!!!

This coin is in a museum right now i didnt sell it but they are just using it to show visitors all the different finds out of the fields.

Thanks a lot and HH.

You're welcome. That is definitely a museum-quality find. I'm glad you didn't sell it, but loaning it to them is a good idea, as long as they have insurance on it.

And I agree- ol' Ugly Leopold would sure look beautiful to me, if he came out of the ground on a coin like that!