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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Seattlite86, post: 4414202, member: 59737&quot;]For those who know a little about the 30 years war, this coin commemorates/memorializes one of the most important events in that time.&nbsp; I won this 1/2 Taler from an auction last month and finally got it Friday.&nbsp; I&#039;ve struggled getting a good photo.&nbsp; The coin looks better in hand, but I don&#039;t see it getting above a VF35-EF40.&nbsp; I noticed the coin shifted while being hammered and many of the letters are affected.&nbsp; It&#039;s noticeable but not enough that it bothers me.&nbsp; I think the weakness is likely from a weak strike vs excessive wear.&nbsp; It&#039;s coin rotation, which for some reason I didn&#039;t expect, but explains the weakness location on both sides.&nbsp; I was concerned that the coin might be cleaned, but I think it came out looking fine.&nbsp; I might have to send this to NGC just to protect it from being dropped, so I can show it off to people who want to see it.&nbsp; This coin has such an amazing history and I&#039;m grateful I purchased it.&nbsp; I may some day try to upgrade this to a full Taler, or even buy the 4T coin, but for now, that&#039;s just a dream. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Feel free to comment on what you think it would grade, and also feel free to pile on with any coins from Pomerania, or German States under Swedish control.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: 39mm, 14.448g</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1108118[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1108119[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=103058]@PaulTudor[/USER] [USER=87179]@Chris B[/USER] [USER=89314]@talerman[/USER] [USER=54036]@micbraun[/USER] [USER=56650]@Rheingold[/USER] [USER=8959]@Eduard[/USER] [USER=77704]@panzerman[/USER] [USER=73385]@tibor[/USER] [USER=15481]@svessien[/USER] [USER=17304]@kazuma78[/USER] [USER=13450]@Zohar444[/USER] [USER=85490]@Hus.thaler[/USER] [USER=80148]@coin_nut[/USER][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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