Sinbad, Sindbad and Sindibad are all acceptable alternate spellings.
Apologies. I know that Arabic can be phoneticized and Latinized in numerous ways.
Mostly I was surprised that the few coins I tried searching didn't come up on Numista (except the kangaroo of course). I'd be wary of buying obscure bullion, but I guess some people like that.
Perhaps they could get some people excited on eBay and get a modest premium above spot?
That is a lot of coins to identify. Some of these must be private issue as there was essentially no Somali Central bank between the years 1991 and 2004. Verify gold content first. Then provide weight and diameter of each coin for us to better assess exactly what you have. Then lets talk values.
All coins are fine gold. Below details for each coin:
1.
- Sindibad Voyage 1980/1981 coin 2003 year(certificate of Authenticity comes along, 200 coin in total were minted. I couldn't find however on the website of Central Bank of Oman this Commemorative coin) -156gm on scale, 6.5cm diameter.
2.
- Somali Republic $500 coin 2000 year - 37gm on scale, 3.8cm diameter.
3.
- Somali Republic $250 coin 2004 year - 23gm on scale, 3.2cm diameter.
#8. An easy one. You must have an inaccurate scale at 3g. Your coin looks genuine but the weight is off slightly. My judgement is that this coin is worth only bullion value.
Actually I weighed them myself with small scale that I have in use, not professional one, my apology for misleading you :)
Jeweller calculate them heavier than I did.
Main doubt for me is Sindibad Voyage coin, hence it is the most heavy one and expensive. I noticed some dots of tarnish on it, which should not appear on the pure gold, unless stored with other metal.
Would anybody recommend any place where I can check gold purity? I would appreciate.
Would anybody recommend any place where I can check gold purity? I would appreciate.
Jewelers should have the testing abilities to test not only for gold but its purity or carat . It is an essential part of their profession. You kept insisting that they are gold. They may or may not be or may simply be coated in gold. Have them all tested by another impartial and reputable jeweler or somebody you trust. The purity of the actual gold you think you bought may have been misrepresented by the jeweler you bought these from. This will confirm whether he was honest with you or not. If they are fake gold coins, they are worth absolutely nothing.
Would anybody recommend any place where I can check gold purity? I would appreciate.
Jewelers should have the testing abilities to test not only for gold but its purity or carat . It is an essential part of their profession. You kept insisting that they are gold. They may or may not be or may simply be coated in gold. Have them all tested by another impartial and reputable jeweler or somebody you trust. The purity of the actual gold you think you bought may have been misrepresented by the jeweler you bought these from. This will confirm whether he was honest with you or not. If they are fake gold coins, they are worth absolutely nothing.
The portrait reminds me on Shah Reza Pahlevi, Iran. It seems to be a medal.
Yes, exactly what I was looking for and his example was definitely not a sanctioned government issue. Must be a third party product that I could not find any example of while searching under coins, tokens, medals, medallions, or bullion. Now we are back to the question of is it even gold.
