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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8292426, member: 110226&quot;]I thought I&#039;d create a generic thread to post my numerous lion daalders and other Dutch crowns and minors collected over the past four decades.&nbsp; I also hope that this thread creates a venue for other CT members to post their daalders, silver riders and other denominations.&nbsp; If there is a current thread devoted to this coinage, I apologize.&nbsp; Please let me know.</p><p><br /></p><p>This lion daalder is from Friesland, a mint notable for creating some the crudest lion daalders throughout its years of operation.&nbsp; This coin was minted in 1600, at a time when the old obverse legend of the previous century was still being used, and the date placed at the bottom, separated by the bottom of the shield. </p><p><br /></p><p>As a rule of thumb, Friesland lion daalders from 1606 to 1617 are most readily available, according to my old copy of the Davenport catalog, published by Krause in 1981.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dav. 8815</p><p><br /></p><p>27.2 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1466014[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin was acquired from Ritter, through VCoins, back around 2015.&nbsp; It has the typical hammer striking characteristic of these coins, with areas of weakness on a somewhat irregular flan.&nbsp; The result is that the 1 in the date is not visible, and the last 0 is flawed, probably an engraving issue. </p><p><br /></p><p>As with the Spanish mints, the speed and quantity of coinage produced was of paramount importance.&nbsp; I light of this priority, this coin is quite nice overall.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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