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World's largest gold coin set for auction

Posted By MediaSight on Jun 19, 2010   FROM: france24.com report abuse
World's largest gold coin set for auction

The largest gold coin in the world -- measuring 53 centimetres (21 inches) in diameter and weighing 100 kilograms (220 pounds) -- will go on sale on June 25 in Vienna, auction house Dorotheum said on Friday.

The Maple Leaf coin, which is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records and carries a face value of one million Canadian dollars (800,000 euros, 970,000 dollars), was minted in Canada in 2007.

The auction price is expected to comfortably exceed the face value due to the current high price of gold. If mettled down, the gold would be worth around 3.9 million dollars (3.2 million euros).

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This is my activity

Collect old coin is my best activity but I say sorry because this coin is too costly.

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