{"product_id":"specialist-coin-collectors-item-novelty-paperweight-after-a-james-v-gold-ducat-1540","title":"Specialist Coin Collectors Item: Novelty Paperweight with a Scottish gold replica of a James V Gold Ducat 1540","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a special novelty item for collectors of quirky Scottish coins \/ novelty Scottish mined gold items.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe resin weight was made by \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eColby Gold PLC of ScotGold of Banchory - as noted on the original printed gold label on the base, as photographed. These Scottish gold mining novelties are hard to find now and rather rare - hence my asking price. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlease note that an original 16th-century Ducat would cost you about 25.000.. yikes!  The original coin was worth 40 shillings Scots. James's ducat was the first Scottish gold coin to bear a portrait. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt features a small Scottish gold coin inside - it reproduces an ancient Scottish coin a James V Gold Ducat - which dates to 1540.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe paperweight is made of a clear resin material and has a dark green ground.  It measures 3 inches in diameter by 1 1\/2 inches in height. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI have taken lots of images for your inspection. As you can see - it is in excellent condition with no scratches to the surface or chips.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt will be posted in the UK with Royal Mail Recorded Post - this will cost £4.95 and applied to your order at the checkout. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPDATE:\u003c\/strong\u003e I was kindly provided with some more information on this replica coin by the former owner of ScotGold. I thank him very much for this extra information. Valerie X\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt transpires that a total of 50 paperweights were commissioned by Colby Gold plc. They were to be presented to shareholders. and company staff. They were made by ScotGold Products and each came in a gold embossed presentation box. The gold came from a 30-gram smelted button that was obtained from a test assay on Colby's Urlar Burn license just south of Aberfeldy.  The deposit was never commercially mined. There is another one of these weights in the collection of Perth Museums. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iconic Edinburgh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39790842544192,"sku":"Cabinet in living room","price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/1902\/6240\/files\/specialist-coin-collectors-item-novelty-paperweight-with-a-scottish-gold-replica-of-james-v-ducat-1540-777.webp?v=1781543159","url":"https:\/\/www.iconicedinburgh.co.uk\/products\/specialist-coin-collectors-item-novelty-paperweight-after-a-james-v-gold-ducat-1540","provider":"Iconic Edinburgh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}