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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2796665, member: 10461&quot;]Great stuff.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nice &quot;crusty&quot; Phil-American 20c.&nbsp; Sure, a tad dark, but cool coin.</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/1911-s-philippines-20-centavos-jpg.650714/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Always liked these Portuguese ships.</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/1954-portugal-10-escudos-jpg.650718/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ditto these Italian ones, with the classy lady as a bonus.</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/1960-italy-500-lire-jpg.650720/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>1.25 oz, you say?&nbsp; Wow.&nbsp; Big &#039;un!&nbsp; Nice cameo contrast, too.&nbsp; And the old carriage is fun.&nbsp; (<i>Horseless</i> carriage?)</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/1973-antilles-25-gulden-jpg.650726/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is one of those rather simple designs that really appeals to me.&nbsp; I like those concave little cartouches with the portrait and arms in &#039;em.&nbsp; Neat.</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/1973-venezuela-10-bolivares-jpg.650728/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>These Austrian 100-schilling pieces are bizarre.&nbsp; I had never seen them before.</p><p><br /></p><p>What <i>is</i> that, a praying-mantis-man from Planet Zorglon?&nbsp; Wow.</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/1975-austria-100-schillings-jpg.650730/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The checkerboard-mosaic-man (skiier?) actually looks like something from the Zombie Apocalypse.&nbsp; Both of these are bizarro - but fun, for that exact reason.</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/1976-austria-100-schillings-jpg.650731/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, how could one <i>not</i> like the knight on this next one?&nbsp; As the 1477 date indicates, this design is a nod to the 15th century, and seems reminiscent of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guldengroschen" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guldengroschen" rel="nofollow">guldengroschen/guldiner</a> coins of that period.&nbsp; I always wanted one of those but will never be able to afford one, so I settled for a somewhat later <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/german-states-teutonic-order-silver-1-4-thaler-of-grand-master-maximilian-of-austria-ca-1615.286622/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/german-states-teutonic-order-silver-1-4-thaler-of-grand-master-maximilian-of-austria-ca-1615.286622/">Teutonic Order</a> coin with a similar motif.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suppose it commemorates the 500th anniversary of the city of Hall in the Tyrol? (Edit- aha - according to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_in_Tirol" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_in_Tirol" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>, Hall got the right of coinage in 1477.)</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/1977-austria-100-schillings-jpg.650732/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cool stuff, man.&nbsp; Would be cool even without the bullion content, but since you&#039;ve got that as well, and this is probably a good time to be putting away some silver while it&#039;s cheap, good on you.&nbsp; I doubt you&#039;ll ever have any cause to regret these purchases.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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