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Expert: Neil S Berman - 3/23/2010


Question

VOC coin
I recently purchased a colonial VOC coin honestly because it looked interesting and it was old, do you happen to know if it might be worth much?

Answer
Its Colonial aright, but Dutch, not US, and carries the Dutch East India Company VOC seal. These coins can bee had for a couple of dollars wholesale, under $15.00 retail. They found tens of thousands of these in the 1970s in several East India ship wrecks.

Neil S Berman

Expertise

Professional Coin Dealer since 1968. Speciality is US Gold Coins by date, but can answer questions about any US, Colonial or Territorial coin made or issued in the United States from 1650 to 1965.

Experience

Wrote: Coin Collecting for Dummies, Investors Guide to US Coins. Please include a photograph if asking about authenticity or value by email to: nsberman@msn.com

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