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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;svessien, post: 7825549, member: 15481&quot;]Very nice!</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe the coin is Norwegian, minted at Kongsberg, Norway, for the mad king Christian VII of Denmark/Norway. The series was minted between 1795 and 1803. I believe it’s Norwegian based on the portrait style. The mint mark is on the reverse, and should be two crossed hammers. Nice find!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1344735[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1344737[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Notice that the 1796 coin has initials H.I.A.B., while the 1798 has I.G.M. These were the initials of the mint masters:</p><p>1776-1797 Hans Jacob Arnold Branth (HIAB).</p><p>1797-1806 Johan Georg Madelung (IGM).</p><p>(There are a very few 1796 1/3 speciedalers with IGM signature.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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