Guilty as charged, and your mail was what prompted the reply here :-). Thanks for the comments, and regarding the weights seeming light, they can...
No, it's 1491, just an unusual shape on the 9. There are no dated goldguldens before the 1430s and they all use Roman numerals. I'm ashamed of...
Sorry I can't help with that one, I don't even know the official origin of my own last name :). Frey's Dictionary of Numismatic Names gave the me...
Rappen is a derivation from the old word Rabe meaning "raven". Coins minted in Freiburg near Switzerland had a raven figure on them and they were...
Jean Elsen in Belgium often has early dated coins in its auctions, especially from the Low Countries. I have had no problems in several dealings...
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