Nice. What’s the grade? Obviously NGC, as I see those dastardly white prongs sticking into the photos. LOL
My first significant addition to this collection in a while. A 1562 dates Thaler of Heinrich the Younger. USPS took over a month to get it from NY to Indiana so I wasn't sure it would be posted here at all. In my opinion it is much nicer than the photos show. It is dark but has incredible detail. PCGS MS62 Obverse: Bust left divides date, titles of Heinrich IX. Script: Latin Lettering: HENRIC D GR DVX B-RVNS E LVNEBVR Reverse: Helmeted 4-fold arms, wildman at right. Script: Latin Mint: Goslar, Germany Composition: Silver Weight: 28.53 g
So, I have added a gold Wildman. It is from Denmark instead of my normal, German States. The best part, it was not crazy money. 1844 2 Christian d'Or
I think I just read that the Netherlands has a few Wildman coins too. But, they seem to be very scarce.
There are a number of countries that have used the Wildman but they are nowhere near as easy to find as the German States ones are.
This one popped up on ma-shops.com last week. It is now my oldest Wildman Thaler. There are only a couple of types struck earlier than this. It was at a surprisingly reasonable price. GERMANY. Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. Taler, 1549. Riechenberg Mint. Heinrich "the Younger" Dav-9046; KM (MB)-69; Welter-391. Presents a partial date, with just the last two digits (49) displayed (the 16th century being understood as the precursor). Even more interestingly, the wildman displays his shaggy, semi-nude body with more of a cross-hatched appearance rather than follicles. Weight: 28.8g
