1990 50 ECU Irish Gold Coins. How much worth?

[traderjoe-migration]

Hi guys,

I was wondering it anyone can point me in the right direction or can tell me how much a single 1990 50 ECU Irish Gold Coin is worth?

[Conder101]

As far as I'm concerned, bullion since it isn't a real coin.

[traderjoe-migration]

I really don't know anything about this coin. Can you give me some details as to the weight, gold content, and other good stuff about the coin so I can calculate the value.

Thanks.

[RI AL]

TraderJoe.

 

If your Irish 50 ECU has a deer on it, it is # X-3 in "Unusual World Coins" by Colin Bruce ll. The ECU (European Currency Unit) coins were first minted, often as patterns or test coins, by what had become the European Union and now, of course, they use the EURO. As Conder101 states, they aren't "real" coins as they were not intended to circulate. I have several silver ECU coins in my Music coin collection. Anway, your coin had a mintage of 5,000 and it contains approximately .4422 ounces of gold. "Catalog value" lists the piece at $475, but I would feel that this evaluation is based on gold content and there is no great collector value to the coin. So, with almost 1/2 ounce of gold in the coin, the catalog value is fairly close to current gold content value.

 

RI AL

[traderjoe-migration]

Thanks so much. That is what I was looking for.

[RI AL]

Happy to be of help, Trader Joe!

 

Ri AL