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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 990709, member: 19463&quot;]There are many variations on these and I don&#039;t have the book either so you&#039;ll get no numbers from me.&nbsp; The mintmark is K, as mentioned above, but the B is supposed to be the initial of the mintmaster (Bernard???).&nbsp; There are other letters (G, H?) but I don&#039;t have one to show since my only coin is also a KB.&nbsp; There are other emperors but Ferdinand is most common.&nbsp; I find it interesting that your coin is late in his reign whene everyone knew his name so there are a lot of abbreviations on your coin that were not seen in the earlier period when they spelled out FERDINAND D G R VNG (our lord king of Hungary).&nbsp; The Madonna side spells out Patron of Hungary making it a bit unusual in that it names the country on both sides.&nbsp; My example is 1536.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The coins are common but condition fans will want one that shows the facial features on Jesus which struck poorly and wore quickly.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know how you grade these things.&nbsp;&nbsp; Uneven striking on thin flans makes many coins less than fully legible.&nbsp; It is easier to get good looking ancient coins than medieval Europeans because of the latter having such fondness for thin flans that don&#039;t have enough metal to fill dies.&nbsp; These are almost thick for their genre so you can find decent ones with a little searching.&nbsp;&nbsp; Two eyes and a strong nose on Jesus is still not all that common at least in my price bracket.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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