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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PaulTudor, post: 3962838, member: 103058&quot;]Since we&#039;re nearly done with 2019 i&#039;ve decided to establish a top 10, though it&#039;s hard for me to choose which one i like better!</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Transylvania taler, 1592, Sigismund Bathory. I&#039;ve recently explained on the world crowns topic why i&#039;m so thrilled of finally having a piece like this so i won&#039;t waste your time any longer!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1043715[/ATTACH] </p><p>2.1669 Saxe-Gotha wedding taler of Frederick and Magdalena Sybilla of Weissenfels . Absolutely stunning design, i love the&nbsp; style of the legend , i&#039;m simply trying to imagine how amazing a wedding like this must have been!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1043717[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p>3.1657 TI Bremen taler. Large, seldom seen , like most of the Bremen issues of that period, very imposing imperial double-headed eagle and two badass lions holding the key of the city!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1043718[/ATTACH] </p><p>4.1764 E Prussia taler. Very hard to find and a real catch for what i&#039;ve paid for it, minted in&nbsp; Kaliningrad/Koenigsberg, plus the name Frederic the Great speaks for itself!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1043719[/ATTACH] </p><p>5. 1693 Hungary taler, Kremnitz mint. A huge coin, much bigger than the Hall issue and of course, the emperor himself, Leopold I Hogmouth, the jaw and the Battle of Vienna! A must have for a talers collector!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1043721[/ATTACH] </p><p>6.1708 Piastra, Papal States/Ferrara. Can&#039;t say i know anything about Pope Clement XI, but the popular St.George&nbsp; slaying the dragon theme, more common with Mansfeld talers or english crowns, made me say yes!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1043722[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>7.1697 Hohenlohe taler. First of all, GFN, Georg Friedrich Nürnberger, the mintmaster, he has his name on some awesome and rare pieces issued in/for </p><p>Nurnberg, Hohenlohe, Bamberg, very collectible for the right pocket! Then we have Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein, who fought in the Balkans and eventually became a Field Marshal in the Imperial Army!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1043723[/ATTACH] </p><p>8 &amp; 9 .1717 Austria taler, Vienna mint/ 1721 Austria taler, Hall mint. A tough choice for me as i&#039;m still unsure of which bust is more impressive, Leopold I, Joseph I or Charles VI? Most likely the answer is Joseph I and next year i&#039;m going to get one!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1043726[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1043727[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>10. Last but not least, 1621 Erfurt taler, NGC Top PoP , interesting piece, unsold at a recent auction, so i decided to &#039;save&#039; it and bring it home!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1043728[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>2020 wishlist:</p><p>Erfurt Purimtaler, it&#039;s the priority of the year!</p><p>Francesco de Medici piastra</p><p>Cosimo II de Medici tallero</p><p>Braunschweig-Wolfenbutel &#039;Wildman&#039; taler</p><p>Leopold I 2 taler</p><p><br /></p><p>If anyone wishes to share his top 10 or wishlist, feel free to do so!This being said i wish you a great 2020, numismatics wise and not only![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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