Hi Everyone,

I'm after selling price for a Perth Mint Gold Locket Coin.

I boobed and put it on the Introduction page, and all the photographs show on there.

It's in its original double sided glass frame, and number 483/5000.

Does anyone know anything about these things?

Thanks,

Chris.

Yes. You are now trying to sell it on eBay for US$980 (originally for US$1,177), but is only worth US$500 in proof, which may explain why nobody has bid for it.
Link (http)

This value of US$500 is from the 2008 edition of the Krause catalogue, where it is listed as Cook Islands 397.

The silver version (Cook Islands 396)is worth US$11.50 in proof, only 11% of the original price from the manufacturer.
Link (http)

These are not genuine circulation coins, and not a good investment.

Brian-Kevin

hi BK,
could you perchance have an image from the 2008 catalog showing these coins and the prices? i am curious as to seeing these after participation in this discussion from the beginning. the markdown is quite remarkable and the krause catalog seems to value only the siliver/gold content of the coins and not the jewels. very strange indeed. thanks.

amities,
cajunsr.

The Perth Mint produced a large number of different lockets like this in the guise of Cook Islands coins, presumably one reason for the delay in the catalogue deciding to include them. Some are simply illustrating Zodiac signs, with the “appropriate” gemstone. There are no pictures of the “Crown Jewels” coins, but the presence and type of jewels (described as “tiny”) is mentioned.

Don’t forget that if nobody actually wants to collect them, the bullion value could not be realised without more labour than usual.

Brian-Kevin

I see that in the end she did sell it on eBay to an American for US$980 !

So she must be delighted.

Brian-Kevin.

Yep, absolutely chuffed as punch. So they do have some commercial value eh?