Document and Entity Information	0 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012
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Document Type	485BPOS
Document Period End Date	Oct. 31, 2012
Registrant Name	TOCQUEVILLE TRUST
Central Index Key	0000801444
Amendment Flag	false
Document Creation Date	Feb. 25, 2013
Document Effective Date	Feb. 28, 2013
Prospectus Date	Feb. 28, 2013
The Tocqueville Fund | The Tocqueville Fund | The Tocqueville Fund
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Trading Symbol	TOCQX
The Tocqueville Opportunity Fund | The Tocqueville Opportunity Fund | The Tocqueville Opportunity Fund
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Trading Symbol	TOPPX
The Tocqueville International Value Fund | The Tocqueville International Value Fund | The Tocqueville International Value Fund
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Trading Symbol	TIVFX
The Tocqueville Gold Fund | The Tocqueville Gold Fund | The Tocqueville Gold Fund
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Trading Symbol	TGLDX
The Delafield Fund | The Delafield Fund | The Delafield Fund
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Trading Symbol	DEFIX
The Tocqueville Select Fund | The Tocqueville Select Fund | The Tocqueville Select Fund
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Trading Symbol	TSELX