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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4739009, member: 10461"]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Austria: silver Maria Theresia thaler, "1780" (modern Austrian mint restrike, ca. 1853-present)</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/austria-silver-maria-theresia-thaler-1780-modern-austrian-mint-restrike-ca-1853-present.364945/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/austria-silver-maria-theresia-thaler-1780-modern-austrian-mint-restrike-ca-1853-present.364945/"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/XLOobulsSyq6VAsTV2FY_MTTrestrike-gradient.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse:</b> bust of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Theresa" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Theresa" rel="nofollow">Maria Theresia</a> right.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse:</b> crowned imperial double </font></font><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">eagle, heads in haloes.</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><b>Edge: </b>raised lettering with ornamentation.</font></font></p><p><b><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">Issuer:</font></font></b><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"> Austrian mint (originally; restruck by various world mints 1853-present).</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><b>Specifications: </b>.833 fine silver, .7517 oz. ASW. 41 mm, 28.06 g.</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><b>Grade:</b> Brilliant Uncirculated.</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><b>Reference:</b> </font></font><a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/austria-thaler-km-t1-1780-cuid-1049889-duid-1231571" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/austria-thaler-km-t1-1780-cuid-1049889-duid-1231571" rel="nofollow"><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">KM-T1</font></font></a><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">, </font></font><a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces7393.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces7393.html" rel="nofollow"><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">Numista-7393</font></font></a><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">.</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><b>Provenance:</b> ex-Don Rupp ("<a href="https://forums.collectors.com/profile/ajaan" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://forums.collectors.com/profile/ajaan" rel="nofollow">ajaan</a>" on Collectors Universe, 3 September 2019).</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><b>Notes: </b></font></font><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">The "1780" </font></font><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Theresa_thaler" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Theresa_thaler" rel="nofollow"><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Maria Theresia thalers</font></font></a><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"> (are one of the world's most famous trade coins, and have been officially restruck by the Austrian mint (and other mints outside Austria) since 1853, with the "1780" date "frozen" in time. </font></font><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">Many varieties exist, and some are worth a premium. This example was likely produced sometime in the late 20th or early 21st century, judging from its quality. It is quite flashy, with some faint bagmarking but booming cartwheel luster and slightly prooflike fields.</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><b>Comments:</b> a common alternate spelling is "</font></font><i><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">Maria Theresa</font></font></i><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">". I use "Theresia" with an "i" because that's the way it is spelled on the coins. Some specialists can roughly date these restrikes and attribute them by mint and variety, based on small details on the coins. I am not one of those people. <a href="http://www.theresia.name/en/svariants.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theresia.name/en/svariants.html" rel="nofollow">Here</a> is a page that might be of interest, however.</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><b>Additional images:</b></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/W1aj6hk2RECBCvW3ZCoq_MTTrestrike-obv.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/ZUFyV41fTVOKIeq3gCxN_MTTrestrike-rev.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/kyaK1W3jRKue6G7UmWsQ_MTTrestrike-obv2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/a0De0Wz5SQKfd9bkWlp1_MTTrestrike-rev2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/ZaV0GWGoQ3yn2VQLlpJt_MTTrestrike-black.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/cgXNAKKPQJKjfb2HPGBF_MTTrestrike-white.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/dSo3EHbcRVm6G2yT4AXe_MTTrestrike-coinscape.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/J4RQEEFLQQKZWVM1skBX_MTTrestrike-GIF.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #ffffff">001600R</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4739009, member: 10461"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Austria: silver Maria Theresia thaler, "1780" (modern Austrian mint restrike, ca. 1853-present)[/B] [B][URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/austria-silver-maria-theresia-thaler-1780-modern-austrian-mint-restrike-ca-1853-present.364945/'][IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/XLOobulsSyq6VAsTV2FY_MTTrestrike-gradient.png[/IMG][/URL][/B] [B]Obverse:[/B] bust of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Theresa']Maria Theresia[/URL] right. [B]Reverse:[/B] crowned imperial double [/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia]eagle, heads in haloes. [B]Edge: [/B]raised lettering with ornamentation.[/FONT][/SIZE] [B][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia]Issuer:[/FONT][/SIZE][/B][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia] Austrian mint (originally; restruck by various world mints 1853-present). [B]Specifications: [/B].833 fine silver, .7517 oz. ASW. 41 mm, 28.06 g. [B]Grade:[/B] Brilliant Uncirculated. [B]Reference:[/B] [/FONT][/SIZE][URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/austria-thaler-km-t1-1780-cuid-1049889-duid-1231571'][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia]KM-T1[/FONT][/SIZE][/URL][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia], [/FONT][/SIZE][URL='https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces7393.html'][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia]Numista-7393[/FONT][/SIZE][/URL][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia]. [B]Provenance:[/B] ex-Don Rupp ("[URL='https://forums.collectors.com/profile/ajaan']ajaan[/URL]" on Collectors Universe, 3 September 2019). [B]Notes: [/B][/FONT][/SIZE][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]The "1780" [/SIZE][/FONT][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Theresa_thaler'][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Maria Theresia thalers[/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5] (are one of the world's most famous trade coins, and have been officially restruck by the Austrian mint (and other mints outside Austria) since 1853, with the "1780" date "frozen" in time. [/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia]Many varieties exist, and some are worth a premium. This example was likely produced sometime in the late 20th or early 21st century, judging from its quality. It is quite flashy, with some faint bagmarking but booming cartwheel luster and slightly prooflike fields. [B]Comments:[/B] a common alternate spelling is "[/FONT][/SIZE][I][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia]Maria Theresa[/FONT][/SIZE][/I][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia]". I use "Theresia" with an "i" because that's the way it is spelled on the coins. Some specialists can roughly date these restrikes and attribute them by mint and variety, based on small details on the coins. I am not one of those people. [URL='http://www.theresia.name/en/svariants.html']Here[/URL] is a page that might be of interest, however. [B]Additional images:[/B] [/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5] [IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/W1aj6hk2RECBCvW3ZCoq_MTTrestrike-obv.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/ZUFyV41fTVOKIeq3gCxN_MTTrestrike-rev.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/kyaK1W3jRKue6G7UmWsQ_MTTrestrike-obv2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/a0De0Wz5SQKfd9bkWlp1_MTTrestrike-rev2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/ZaV0GWGoQ3yn2VQLlpJt_MTTrestrike-black.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/cgXNAKKPQJKjfb2HPGBF_MTTrestrike-white.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/dSo3EHbcRVm6G2yT4AXe_MTTrestrike-coinscape.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/J4RQEEFLQQKZWVM1skBX_MTTrestrike-GIF.gif[/IMG][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#ffffff]001600R[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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