1749 Coin I.D. help

This coin has me perplexed. It's a 1747 coin that is smaller than a dime and Very thin. It has F. W. ô F. on the bottom. (Possibly a Thaler?)

Thank you,

Todd

 

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Saxony, probably the billon (low grade silver) 3 pfennige, C-2 in my old '93 1st edition Krause, lists at $3 in Fine condition.

 

Thanks, guys. I was thinking it might be a Saxon coin. But the bottom of the shield looked a lot like an English design of that time.

So, what is F. W. ô F. ? And where is the strange looking 3? What were jettons used for?

Sorry, I'm fairly new to all this.

 

Thanks for the info. I don't really see a 3 but I did a search on FWoF and came up with the same inscription on German Saxon talers. So, I know the initials are correct. On the coin there are periods after everything except the small o.

Cheers, Todd

 

FWoL: Dresden mintmaster 1734-64 Friedrich Wilhelm o Feral.

 

FWoL

Thanks Brad. Much obliged!

Todd

 

I don't see a three either. Many early denominations were only distinguished by the differences in size.

 

Hi all,

I could take another scan of that "3" if you think it would help. What's the largest size file I can post?

Todd

 

Could the 3 be an indication of a denomination? I reckon that it is a 3 Heller.

Aidan.

 

Ok, here's a close up of the funny 3. I made it a little clearer by inverting the image, but I'm not sure it's much better than the original scan.

You'd think that if this was that common, Krause would have an example of it, wouldn't you?

Todd

 

Well, I guess we're going to have to let this one go. Unless you have some overseas friends who specialize in such things.

Thanks to everyone who responded to the post!

You haven't seen the last of me......

Best, Todd

 

Here's your overseas friend...

For those of you who believe the strange sign to be a "3": you might have lots of imagination but there is no "3" on the coin at all. Although I'm not too much into those old coins, I can tell you that the sign is just a symbol for the German "Pfennig" (the same as $ for Dollar and € for Euro). So the coin appears to me to be a One (possibly 3) Pfennig, Saxony, Friedrich August II.

Hope I could help you

Greetings from Saxony...

 

Hello, orschmitohrn!

Thanks so much for the information on the coin. I had finally given up trying. Do you, perhaps, have a book with a photo of this coin? I wouldn't mind seeing one of excellent quality.

Also, do you have any idea of it's worth?

Thanks again,

Todd