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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 97691, member: 283&quot;]Here&#039;s an earlier thread, which led to some dialogue concerning the person depicted on it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.cointalk.org/thread9477-whats-youre-favorite-or-most-beautiful-coin-pics-please.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.org/thread9477-whats-youre-favorite-or-most-beautiful-coin-pics-please.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cointalk.org/thread9477-whats-youre-favorite-or-most-beautiful-coin-pics-please.html</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If there&#039;s anything in particular you want to know about the coin that&#039;s not&nbsp; covered, just ask. The coin is exceedingly difficult to find at a reasonable price. `Scarce&#039; is a very relative term in that it is amazing just how many so-called `scarce&#039; coins come out into the open when enough money is on the table. I don&#039;t think that the remaining population of this particular coin is all that high though.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I got `hooked&#039; collecting world `crown size&#039; coins (French Ecu&#039;s, Spanish pieces of eight, German and Austrian talers, Netherlands Dalders, Scandinavian Dalers, Brit Crowns and Dollars, Japanese/ Chinese Dragon dollars etcetera). An amazing diversity of history and artistry as well as being nice collectable chunks of silver.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Every collection should have at least ONE taler IMHO. There is no excuse for not having at least a Maria Theresia Taler in your collection. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> It&#039;s one of the most beautiful coins in the world. The fact that they are still being struck is living testimony to that. I would try to get hold of one of the early strikes of the Burgau type (the common trade taler). In circa VF condition they are often available for just a little above silver bullion prices. That&#039;s the same as you&#039;ll pay for a restrike excepting the real McCoy is far nicer. I&#039;m greedy. I&#039;ve got a few different MT talers including earlier Burgau and more modern restrikes too <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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