AZBirddog Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Found a very old GOLD Belt in safty deposit box. The belt weights 2.2 lbs.Story has it that is is from Turkey around the turn of the century. It was brought threw Egypt and then to the US. in the 1930's. Just wondering if anybody on the forum has any idea's of it's approx. worth. It has markers marks on iton the buckle it's self... It has been verified as 18 caret GOLD AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vini Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Thats pretty darn neat must be very valuable ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acronn Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 A kilo's worth of gold, 3/4 of a kilo of pure gold because 24k is pure 18k is 3/4 pure gold. Weight is approx 35 ounces, gold weight approx 26 ounces from that. 26 x whatever spot gold is would be the actual value by the weight of the gold. Say gold is 800 per ounce, that makes for $20,800 in gold ya got there, assuming it's all 18k solid gold. The historical / collectable value could be more if you can find a buyer. If you put it in an auction you may get more, or less, depends on the bidding going on. Don't forget taxes. Also auction fees could take a big chunk.... The Armenian's left that part of the world during that time in history, only taking with them in many cases what they could carry. They lost their land, many lost everything including their families. I would think it would have been worn at the time under any clothing and not where it would show. Another way to sell it would be to have it assayed (you pay) and that would give you a proven value, but to do that the belt would be melted down. Wow Thanks for sharing. Is it a family heirloom of yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whats4supper Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 why don't you go to pbs, antiques roadshow, and find an appraiser that deals with this sort of relic. get them to tell you what it's worth before you go dinking with it, maybe destroying values in the process. these are reputable people that may be able to point you to a local guy/gal. an alternate is that you may have to ship the item.my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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