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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 2606569, member: 1892&quot;]Although I&#039;m flattered at the summons, I have no idea what I&#039;ve done to convince someone I knew anything about Thalers. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So here&#039;s what I did.</p><p><br /></p><p>I Googled the obverse legend, &quot;CLYPEVS OMNIBVS IN TESPERANTIBVS.&quot; That was enough to identify it as a Bayern Thaler of Maximilian I (confirming the reverse, which is why I searched the obverse, so I wouldn&#039;t get muddled in different leaders of similar names). A little further looking netted me a nice one to look at for comparison:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]569827[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]569828[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Still doesn&#039;t make me an expert, but having one right here to compare against the OP coin makes me <b>seriously</b> doubt its&#039; authenticity.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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