Rare Gold Leopard Coin goes for Auction - Found by Metal Detectorist

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Gold 14th Century Gold Leopard Gold from the reign of Edward III is to be auctioned next week. Expected to go for more than $250,000 AUD
Wouldn't you have wanted to be that lucky. :clap:
https://www.livescience.com/rare-gold-leopard-coin-auction-uk

 

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This must be a very thin coin to be 23k gold and an inch in diameter (25mm), but only weigh 3.48 grams. For comparison, it's slightly bigger than a sovereign (22k), that weighs almost 8 grams!

 

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Most Hammered coins are very thin compared to milled coins. Interesting that they could make and strike a coin to 3.48 grams in that age.