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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 156622, member: 669&quot;]&quot;Thaler&quot; was a denomination used in the Austrian, German, and French States, the Swiss Cantons, and a dozen other countries during the 18th Century - a total of 100+/- separate entities.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;A&quot; was a mint mark for Paris and Vienna, among others, during parts of that century; but each potential issuing entity needs to be checked for possible use of that mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Eine&quot; is German for 1, so perhaps we can eliminate the French States and a few of the other countries from consideration.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, the remaining possibilities take up about two-thirds of the 1,236-page 3rd Ed. 18th Century SCWC. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The &quot;24&quot; <i>may</i> indicate that it&#039;s a fractional Thaler, which would further reduce the candidates, but Chip, I&#039;m afraid that unless someone specifically recognizes your coin, or at least its country of origin, it would take a huge investment of time to compare your pictures with all the possibilities - much more time than I have available. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>(The crowned &quot;R&quot; has a Scandanavia feel to it, but Krause does not list any Scandanavian issuers of thalers. <img src="http://boards.collectors-society.com/images//graemlins/confused-smiley-013.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> )[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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