What should I buy for $80?

Thank you everyone for your input! @Eduard got me focused on German States and after showing my wife a few coins that had my eye on, and I bought this coin:
1708 Trier 3 Petermenger (1/16 Thaler).



I have since learned that in Trier in the 1600s and early 1700s, they started calling their coins Petermenger (or perhaps Peters in English) after St Peter. I look forward to digging more into the history of this coin and region.

 

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Not bad... I like it. So many awesome world coins, you may be busy just checking them out.

 

Excellent choice made, especially for the price. By the way... I learned a new word today

 

NICE!!!

 

Thanks, and even at VF30, turns out it's a top pop (hopefully no one submits any higher grades any time soon). I originally thought the 3P was Pfennige, but when I looked it up, I was surprised that it was instead Petermenger (and also Petermännchen). I then had to google Petermenger and found a German Wikipedia page to explain it's history. This is a new denomination to me and now makes me want to see how many other oddities for denominations I can find during German States. This is a really cool era of coins; thanks for being the catalyst to get me so interested in them.

 

A USB microscope. Or maybe one of those clip-on cell phone macro lens thingies?

 

It actually looks pretty good for a VF30. And Trier is a special place from a historical perspective. It’s the oldest city in the German speaking region of Europe, also known as “Rome of the North”.

 

if its a trade dollar under $50 on E-bay,Its a Chineese fake

 

Yes, it was a joke. Hence the , followed by "seriously though".

 

Don't forget to subtract sales tax and shipping charge from the $80, making your target price closer to $70 - the days of sales tax free coins (with very few exceptions*) is over.
*The last time I ordered, the only two dealers not charging sales tax in 2019 are Monument Metals in MD and Provident Metals in TX.
Hope you got something enjoyable for your eBay$$

 

I didn't get notified of the thread. Either way I don't shop eBay.

Nice looking coin you bought. @Seattlite86

 

I also didn't get a notication....of this thread... nice coin