Expert: Brad Swain - 12/27/2009

Question
Hi Brad, i have a VOC rider from 1739.in exellent condition.
what will be roughly the price ? many thanks for your answer, wim keessen

Answer
Hi Wim, If you have pictures (not over 1 megabyte each please) you can email them to me at tbirde@psknet.com. The shield beneath the rider denotes which province it is from and may affect the value.
This heavy coin should weigh 32.78 grams and would contain .9914 of an ounce of silver.
Counterfeits and fantasy pieces mass produced in East Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe abound of Chinese and U.S. coins, and many other countries'.
Weighing it may be the best telltale of its genuineness.
Chinese counterfeit factory: http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/Chinese-Counterfeiting-Ring/Chinese-Fake... .
Brad