AV Dukat 1630 Dresden Mint Johann Georg I 1615-56 obv: depicts Johann Georg with sword rev: Johann "the Steadfast" with sword Coin was struch to commerate 100th anniversary of Augsburg Confession from "New Millennial Coll." These commeratives were struck from AV 20 Dukaten down to the lowly one Dukat I have. They had 2/3/4/5/6/8/10 Dukaten also.
Oh, wow. I love the Saxony coinage with the "sword on shoulder" types, and have for a long time. Seeing one in gold is impressive indeed! What's the PCGS grade? I bought a Saxony thaler at the FUN show, as it happens. This is another one I was originally after- love the toning and eye appeal on it- but I later noticed it has a faint "H" graffito scratched in the field on one side, so I doubt it would slab with a straight grade. (It should be noted that the one I bought also has a flaw right in front of the fella's face, but that looks like a strikethrough or planchet flaw to me, and might not be considered damage by the TPG. I submitted it to NGC.)
Thanks lordmarcovan! Mine is an old green label MS-62. This one definately looks MS! Unlike other newer PGGS slabbed 62s. Sachsen/ made incredible beautifull coinage esp. those big gold 10/ 15/20 Dukaten.
If you had been born into nobility back in 1600s/ man you could have collected so many magnificent gold coins/ esp. all the 10 Dukaten and bigger.
Or you could have been a peasant like me and had to labor all year to earn the equivalent of a single gold coin.
My job certainly would have been harder/ imagine cutting a lawn with shears/ or a hedge/ you would have to pickup leaves with a rake instead of a blower..... Seems progress is great for lawn maintenance/ however some things were better in the 1600s like art/ music/ architecture/ and coin designs/ engraving.....
