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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tibor, post: 3592512, member: 73385&quot;]The ones I referred to very rarely circulated and only after the ruler</p><p>was long deceased and then by the family of the original land owner.</p><p>Some were spent after the early 1700&#039;s. The holding &quot;hostage&quot; of silver</p><p>either fell out of favor or was outlawed. The circulating coins you are</p><p>asking about can most likely be found in&nbsp; Krause&#039;s&nbsp; Standard Catalogue</p><p>of World Crowns and Talers. This book is 2 inches thick. My copy was</p><p>printed in 1994. Not sure of later editions. The wear you find on the</p><p>early pieces that I mentioned comes from mis-handling and improper</p><p>cleaning. You may find the Krause book on Amazon. The 2 taler and</p><p>5 taler pieces you may find from the 1710&#039;s and up are denominated</p><p>at those values and have nothing to do with their silver weight. Most</p><p>taler sized coins average 28-30 grams. The U.S. silver dollar fell some-</p><p>where near this tolerance. Good luck with your quest!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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