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<p>[QUOTE="talerman, post: 3640833, member: 89314"]The problem with the minor coinage was not only the different denominations but the fact they were uneconomic to make on the basis of their value under the German Convention. As a result states struck lower denomination coins for local use based on a lower standard, the <i>24-Guldenfuss</i> (24 Gulden to 1 Mark of fine silver). These coins were called "Landesmünzen" (State Coins) or "Scheidemünzen" (literally, separate coins).</p><p>There have been beautiful examples of Scheidemünzen on this thread: Chris B's Prussian Pfennig and Eduard's Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 2 Pfennig posted last Friday, CoinNut's Prussian 1 Pfennig and Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen 3 Pfennig posted on Saturday and Seattlite86's Hannover Groschen posted on Monday.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="talerman, post: 3640833, member: 89314"]The problem with the minor coinage was not only the different denominations but the fact they were uneconomic to make on the basis of their value under the German Convention. As a result states struck lower denomination coins for local use based on a lower standard, the [I]24-Guldenfuss[/I] (24 Gulden to 1 Mark of fine silver). These coins were called "Landesmünzen" (State Coins) or "Scheidemünzen" (literally, separate coins). There have been beautiful examples of Scheidemünzen on this thread: Chris B's Prussian Pfennig and Eduard's Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 2 Pfennig posted last Friday, CoinNut's Prussian 1 Pfennig and Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen 3 Pfennig posted on Saturday and Seattlite86's Hannover Groschen posted on Monday.[/QUOTE]
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