Hi!~ I need help with this VERY LARGE coin

I would like to know what this is and value. I inherited it from my father who passed away.
(yes it is over 2" across)

 

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I want it

 

take these picture send it to the ANA they can find out

 

No need for that, it's a 2 Thaler coin of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor. If authentic, and I don't see any reason it shouldn't be, it's worth at least $1000. I wasn't able to find very many realized auction prices though, so I'd recommend getting it professionally appraised.

Where did your father get it?

 

My dad must have had it since the second world war. He was on the german side

 

You guys have been very helpful.

Here are two more coins

 

Don't know anything about it, but that is one amazing-looking coin!

Why not get it appraised?

 

What are the diameters (in mm) of these two?

 

weights and mm's please and I'm not seeing anything that that makes me suspicious.

 

Holy smokes, dat's a big one!! (congrats ... it's super-cool)

Curious => is it silver and/or how much does that puppy weigh?

 

I agree. Look good to me... Nice pieces... That 2 Thaler is killer. If it's a rare one... It could be worth much more than $1k.

 

are you saying these are from Germany ? I will look them up for you.

 

Actually I was answering a question from a poster to where I got them. I said I got them from my dad and he had them since the second ww. He is from Austria and was fighting under Hitler.

 

ok thanks, I tried looking it up on Ebay and got Austria. I can't get over how great this grade is. wow. if I were you I would get it graded PCGS or NGC. I would guesstimate this coin around $2,000-3,000+ . opps I only have catalogs that go up to the 18th century. others in here might have 17th century catalogs.

 

the 3rd coin ruler-Joseph I ,1706

 

km # 876.1........ 1641/39
VG $250
F $450
VF $1000
XF $2200

 

the 2nd coin ruler-Charles VI , 1718 , hmm not seeing it in my catalog. the date 1718 coins I see in my catalog are different than your coin. a mystery for sure.

 

I would ignore KM pricing as its practically irrelevant. Look at recent auction trends. The 1718 is a Breslau Mint Taler which retails $500 or so. The 2 Taler on auction should likely fetch $2,000 hammer (pre juice). The Joseph is probably a $750-850 coin given it worn condition, yet scarce type.

 

wow, those are beautiful coins. until recently, i didn't know how huge they were.

 

which coin is this for? The second or the third?

I am sorry. I don't speak the coin language.. what does "hammer (pre juice)" mean?