-> One time my grandmother gave me a gold Pound-coin. It's worth way more than 
-> CAD$250. 
->   
-> Years ago we traded in gold Rands. They went for about 1.000 Euro a piece, a 
-> these had no collectible value such as the CAD$100 special for the 1976 
-> Olympics of which only a relative handful were made. 
  
I have a couple of "sovereigns" - British gold pound coins. I haven't had 
them valued, but I suppose they're worth a fair amount. 
  
But they're in good condition, as were the Rands that were traded for 
1000 euros. Condition is critical to the value of coins. The $100 
coin that the kid sold was in poor condition. No collector would have 
wanted it. It contained a fraction of an ounce of gold, and the value 
of that gold was basically the value of the coin. 
  
                   dow 
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