Holy Roman Emperor Francis I, Background and Taler I found this post on "Holy Roman Emperor Francis I, Background and Taler" interesting and have...
The higher end Talers are jumping in price very fast. It's going to be interesting to see how much high end Talers will be going for in January at...
Great coin with very good strike.
This Swiss Shooting Thaler has a lot of hand held weapons on it. Guns, swords, spears, battle axes.....
Excellent eye candy
They were minted for the shooting events that were held at many different Swiss Cantons. They were never given legal tender status, they were...
Nice one Zohar. You'll soon have a whole set of them. I think the Swiss shooters have some of the nicest designs.
Thanks for posting the links. Very interesting.
The early German States coinage had very nice designs. They are quite eye catching. The coin posted here is a very hard one to find in any grade...
Very interesting history read, and as always, your collection is very interesting.
I now only need the 10 Mark and 20 Mark gold pieces.
Got this to go with my 1888 5 Mark.
This is a new Taler I just got for my German States collection.
Salzburg Cathedral History - 1628 Consecration 1/2 and 1 Taler and Recent Restrike I found this post on "Salzburg Cathedral History - 1628...
The last three letters stands for Hits The Fan. I think you can figure out the first one now.
Very nice Klippe Zohar. They are very hard to find in AU, and in mint state they bring a very high premium.
I really do not know Luis. But this coin is AU, and it may be the ajustment marks (File marks) you see that are normal on a lot of Talers, that...
I've been told its a good idea to do it. But I guess it does not need to be.
Your seeing the reflection of my goto dealer. The coin should be here friday afternoon, and I'll send you a high resolution pic. The coin is said...
I bought this coin do to its outstanding strike. Its not a rare coin by any means, but I like sharp struck coins.
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