Us $20 Coin Dated 1895

[Guest David Backhouse_I'm_a_Guest]

My daughter has just been left a US $20 gold coin in a heavy gold (?) necklace. We have no idea of its value and would welcome a view on this.

Thanks.

[Chris Perkins 223]

David,

Values start at US$375 for a coin in VF(20) condition and not ever mounted as part of jewellery so I would imagine if it's the same with US gold coins as it is with British ones, that it won't be wanted by coin collectors and will default to it's gold content value.

Which of course changes every day but the coin should consist of 0.9677 onces of pure gold. The coin is .900 fine and weighs 33.436 grams....Off the top of my head

Chris Perkins

www.predecimal.com

(Source: Krause Standard Catalog of World Coins 1801-2000, latest edition)