:) A face only a mother could love.... Great reverse design.
Thanks @longshot! The obverse depicts two popular symbols associated with the Duchy of Brunswick: horses and mining. The symbolism of the horse...
New addition this week; I'm very excited - have been eyeing one of these for many years. 1664 Brunswick-Lüneburg 2 taler Dav LS189; KM 252.5; 63...
Stunning group - very impressive set of metal you have there!
Apologies if this was already posted elsewhere on CoinTalk. I picked up this 1746 Bamberg medal this fall from a dealer in Austria and recently...
@PaulTudor - The Worms taler is perhaps my favorite design of all the pieces I have seen you post here. Tough to find pieces from this German state.
Your photography is in a league of its own. Very crisp! The 1916 iron piece in particular is worth a good long look.
Outstanding quality across the board. Truly museum quality material you post here on this forum. Fascinating to follow!
Nice additions @Seattlite86! The Trier piece in particular speaks to me. I recall seeing that one on eBay and thought about it myself. A...
Sharp addition! Great piece.
@talerman: Amazing! Many thanks for taking the time to elaborate. I am going to have to read and re-read these threads to soak it all up. I...
@Seattlite86: You are spot on regarding the Zepernick 220 attribution! I managed to find a 1999 reprint of the original Zepernick 1822 for about...
Two more quick thoughts. First, in order to be a taler, it must meet rather strict weight and fineness criteria. Many of the medallic "taler...
@PaulTudor - I also noticed that piece and was also tracking it out of curiosity. I think there are some areas of ambiguity in the classification...
Italy - Papal States 1667 Piastra (DAV-4072) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
@PaulTudor: The Pfalz piece has much better eye appeal than I would have expected to see after reading the intro. I think you have a nice...
German States - Mainz Gold Gulden (1397-1419) Issued by Archbishop Johann II von Nassau, (1397-1419). Bingen mint. Fr-1615, Felke 576.[ATTACH]
German States - Trier Gold Gulden (1388-1418) Issued by Archbishop Warner von Falkenstein, (1388-1418). Oberwesel mint. Freiberg 3428, Noss 334b....
German States - 1764 Passau 1/8 Taler[ATTACH]
It is interesting to note the number of die differences with your piece and the Nachfolger example. In their example, the hand is turned...
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