{"product_id":"4-ducat-gold-coin","title":"4 Ducat Gold Coin","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Austrian four ducat is a restrike of a coin that circulated across central Europe for centuries — .986 fine, thin and broad, and unlike anything struck today. Its high fineness makes it soft, so it marks easily.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a restrike, not a historical coin.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every four ducat carries the date 1915 regardless of when it was actually struck. The Austrian Mint has produced them continuously since, and the coin you receive will be a modern striking. It is listed under World Gold Coins rather than Historic Gold Coins for exactly that reason — see \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/condition-authentication\"\u003eCondition \u0026amp; authentication\u003c\/a\u003e for what a restrike is and why the distinction matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePriced against the live London market and dispatched fully insured within the UK, in plain packaging. We buy back anything we sell, at the market, on the day you ask.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable class=\"wg-spec\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.77 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePurity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e.986 (23.75 carat)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eFine gold content\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.768 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eMint or refiner\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAustrian Mint\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eIssue\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRestrike — dated 1915 regardless of year of striking\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eTax standing\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVAT exempt (investment gold) · CGT applies\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"WG Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63469068321098,"sku":null,"price":1591.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1078\/0518\/0234\/files\/4-ducat-austria-gold-coin-obverse.png?v=1788910345","url":"https:\/\/wgcoins.com\/products\/4-ducat-gold-coin","provider":"WG Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}