Ancient => well, at least I'm ancient => I finally ticked-off the final missing century!!

Geeez, as you know, I've kinda spun-off on a tangent trying to complete a lil' project (obtaining a coin from every coin-century)

600 BC => through to-date!! (yup, that's 27 different & consecutive coin-centuries)

Well, late last night (after a few too many than a few too many) I found the final missing-link to my string o' fun!! .... I needed a coin from 1700-1799 and I think I ended-up finding a pretty cool representative (well, at least I think it's kinda cool)

GERMAN STATES, Anhalt-Bernburg.
Alexius Friedrich Christian, AR 1/3 Taler
1796-1834
1799 HS
Diameter: ?? mm
Weight: ?.?? grams
Obverse: Crowned-Bear advancing left on crenellated wall containing arched door below
Reverse: Three-line legend and date; •H•S• (mint-master) below
Reference: Mann 728a; Jaeger 41b, KM 70
Other: sweet patina toning ... scratch on reverse

 

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That coin is definitely you, Steve. I love it.

 

LOL, the bear is doing this:

Congratulations on finishing your OFEC set! Any new themes kicking around in your head?

 

Oh, by the way => does anybody have a "World Coin Book" that has the KM numbers for coins?

I need somebody to look-up KM "70" for me (I'd really appreciate the favour) ...

=> yah, I'd love to know the weight & diameter of this baby (yah sadly, I don't have this puppy in-hand, yet) ..... oh, and yes Doug, I do realize that is bad-coin-voodoo (*yikes*)

 

For the record, my favourite coin-guy (Batman/Dionysos) found the weight of the coin

=> 7.02 grams of (83.3% silver)

Thank you very much, my awesome friend!! (oh, and thanks to everybody else that I asked the same question) ... I love you guys!! (n' gal)

Cheers

=> man, this good ol' bear coin rocks!!

 

TIF => yes, apparently my sweet wife has a theme in her head => budgeting-101
... *sigh* ...



Yah, I am going to slow-down my break-neck pace a bit in the next lil' while ... but I should still be able to sneak the occasional coin past the ol' goalie?

New themes? => no, not really => I like my no-theme, seemingly random style of coin collecting (it takes me to fun and cool places!!)

... oh look over there, something shiny!! (mmm, shiny)

 

Budgeting is a good thing. You can't sacrifice important parts of your life for a coin collection. That being said, do as I say, not as I do.

 

Very nice coin Steve, love the bear...

 

SIDE-NOTE:

Yah, I was justing talking with brother Eng, and I was telling him the following awesome fact:

"Yah, it's hilarious because the Manitoba liquor commision has passed a law that booze can be sold tomorrow at 5am for the big-game!!
... I'll probably watch it in the sack with my gal, "but" the option to go to the bar is available!!
=> odd, eh? (man, Canadians and their hockey!!)"

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-bars-open-at-5-a-m-for-canada-gold-hockey-game-1.2546334

=> CHEERS, BROTHER-WHIZBANG!!!

 

Congrats on the century set! That's quite an impressive collection.

 

I would have plumped for a 1797 George III cartwheel penny. A significant coin ...and as you love big old chunks, it weighs 28grammes.
But.......yours is cool too!

 

hang on....
either go to the bar OR watch a big game in the bedroom with Mrs Steve??
stay at home.....game on!

 

Yeah, those are great.

 

Sweet coin Steve. It doesn't matter what we think though...you gotta please the goalie. Does she know...yet. She will eventually you know, they always find out.

BTW, do you know what the "H.S." below the date stands for. Mintmark maybe?

Bruce

 

KM#70
Denomination1/3 Thaler
CountryGerman States\Anhalt-Bernburg
GovernmentPrincipality
RulerAlexius Friedrich Christian
Coinage TypeRegular Coinage
CompositionSilver
Fineness0.833
Weight7.02 g 0.188 oz ASW
Description ObverseValue and date within inner circle
Description ReverseCrowned bear walking left on wall
Legend ObverseALEXIUS FRIEDR...

Grade (Est) VF, Price Guide Value $150.00

 

Congrats Steve. Now post them all together!

 

Detecto => you don't have a diameter, eh? (yah, I guess I'm merely gonna have to wait and measure it myself)

=> thanks for the great effort, my friend!!

 

That's not a bad idea ... although, I guess this current thread has already high-lighted my coins and everybody else's gems ...

http://www.cointalk.com/threads/your-favorite-coins-by-century.241481/

=> if I had great computer-skilz, then I would probably try to make a cool thread ... ummm, but *sigh*, you'll probably be waiting a long-time before that actually happens (but thanks for the atta-boy ... I appreciate the hoopla)

Cheers, my friend

 

Nice grab, Steve. Never seen that type before.