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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sakata, post: 2862535, member: 23778&quot;]I won an auction on EBay for a 1761 Bavarian Thaler.&nbsp; Here is the link:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/German-State-Bayern-1761-Thaler-/311961028177?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=KoD0da6BF0S9czWWrnZPhRbdYVQ%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/German-State-Bayern-1761-Thaler-/311961028177?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=KoD0da6BF0S9czWWrnZPhRbdYVQ%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/German-State-Bayern-1761-Thaler-/311961028177?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=KoD0da6BF0S9czWWrnZPhRbdYVQ%3D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is listed in Numista as having a weight of 28.06 gm and a diameter of 41.5mm. Numismaster lists it at diameter of 40-41mm and gives no weight.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin arrived today and has a weight of 27.47 gm and diameter of 40.9mm.&nbsp; The discrepancies in diameter with Numista is significant but it is within the limits of Numismaster. </p><p><br /></p><p>The weight is about 2% low but this is the first 18th century thaler I have bought so I do not know if that amount of wear is reasonable for a 250 year old coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, all this makes me wonder if it is real or a fake. The seller has excellent feedback.&nbsp;&nbsp; Anyone with experience with these have any idea?&nbsp;&nbsp; I did not post pictures of my own because those on the auction are more than adequate.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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