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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tbirde, post: 67557, member: 85&quot;]It&#039;s what is known as a Maria Theresa Thaler. They were first struck by Austria and portray the empress of that name who reigned 1740-80. The coin was used as an unofficial trade dollar in Africa and the Near East and nearly a billion were restruck with the same date by many world mints. It contains about 3/4 of an ounce of silver and may be worth about $5-$6 if uncirculated. You might also try a library for a copy of the Standard Catalog of World Coins for pictures, pricing </p><p>and more info. Here&#039;s the web site on identifying the restrikes:</p><p><a href="http://www.jdsworld.net/article/m_theresa_thalers.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.jdsworld.net/article/m_theresa_thalers.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.jdsworld.net/article/m_theresa_thalers.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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