Does anyone here collect Talers?

gorgous coins...out of my price range in gernal. plus, not being very familiar with them..i'm kind of scared of fakes. i do plan on having at least one at some time....it's on my list.

 

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Sweet => great Talers, brother-Z ...

Ummm, yup I have one ... my sweet ol' bear!!

GERMANSTATES, Anhalt-Bernburg.
Alexius Friedrich Christian, AR 1/3 Taler
1796-1834
1799 HS
Diameter: ?? mm
Weight: 7.03 grams of 83.3% Silver
Obverse: Crowned-Bear advancing left on crenellated wall containing arched door below
Reverse: Three-line legend and date; •H•S• (mint-master) below
Reference: Mann 728a; Jaeger 41b, KM 70




.... it has very cool toning that makes me smile when I gaze at it!! (yummy, yummy!!)

 

I have always wanted to get a Taler for myself yet but can yet justify the cost. Too many ancients at the moment.

I will definitely be sending you a message when it comes time to make that purchase though Zohar! I think the Salzburg D-3509 and D-1248 are my two favourites because they both have intricate scenes on the obverse and reverse.

 

Steve - I like it! Mining Taler, right?

 

Whizb4ng - anytime.

 

OK, I admit I was impressed with the Thalers. Some clicking around and I saw the ancient and duuurr. There are some great coins there. I have to ask, what's up with all the slabs. Don't you want to handle your 5/5 - 5/5 AU coins? You probably don't, if you are like me they will be 2/5 - 3/5 by the end of the week.

 

Ancientnoob - thank you. I am a newbie to ancients and have a nominal sense of grading (unlike Talers where I am quite proficient). As such, I need 3rd party validation of what I view as eye appeal and style. When spending more than nominal funds on this "gear" I need the 3rd party opinion to back mine.

 

Fair enough. Great collection.

 

You guys probably paid way too much for your Talers. All you need is $29 and this Ebay seller:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1855-German...S_World_Coins&hash=item3f3cf82e0d#ht_22wt_902

 

=> luckily, my bear seems to be walking in the other direction

 

Thanks! I just put in a maxbid of 2,000! Hopefully I get it cheap.

 

Unforunately, the fake looks fricken awesome (if I didn't have a cluster of you pros checking-out my purchases, I'm sure that a lot more fakes would make it by this ol' goalie!!)