European Kennedy Gold Coin

[Guest Mike Atkinson]

I hope someone can tell me about a coin left to me.

It's a 1 Ducat gold coin. One side has J.F Kennedy in profile, with the words "U.S. President J.F Kennedy Visits Europe 1963" and the other side has "Pro Prosporitate Mundi Aureus Magnus" around what looks like a six pointed cross.

I'm guessing it's German or Dutch, but I can't really say for sure. Can anyone enlighten me?

Many thanks.

mike@globalcs.com

[Guest Mike Atkinson]

Actually, I've just found out that Germany produced an "Aureus Magnus" series, if that's any help...

[Chris Perkins 223]

Germany were not issuing Ducats in 1963, and of the countries that were, for either currency or as bullion coins I cannot find any with Kennedy on them.

Is it heavy like real gold? The fact that the legend is entirely in English/latin smells fishy to me. Could it be a privately issued American coin?

Sorry I can't help further.

[Guest Mike Atkinson]

It's real gold. I've actually found a picture of a 10 Ducat version of the coin on the web, but can't find any information about a 1 Ducat coin.

The picture is at http://www.anythinganywhere.com/commerce/e.../exo/aurmag.htm

It's exactly the same as mine, except for Ducat value.

[Chris Perkins 223]

Well I never,

Still no sign of it under Germany in my book. I can only suppose it's maybe unofficial or some kind of token issue. I would hazard a guess that yours is worth about 1/10th of the one you linked to, as normally gold coins contain fractions of gold in relation to the denomination. eg if that 10 Ducat is one ounce, yours is probably 1/10th Ounce.

Sorry I can be of no more help.

[Chris Perkins 223]

Here's one!:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...46&category=547