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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 1223900, member: 12789&quot;]<b>4 Daler 1731</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.scottishmoney.net/sweden/swedish4daler1731.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Click on image to see in actual size - it is a monster piece</p><p>As ridiculous as the 1 and 2 daler pieces were, the 4 daler plate money is impractically large and heavy.&nbsp; Imagine taking one of these to&nbsp; the market to buy vegetables or cloth.&nbsp; This piece measures an&nbsp; impressive 237 x 241 millimetres and weighs 2946 grammes or 6.5 lbs.&nbsp; As&nbsp; with the others on this page, it is a very challenging piece in an&nbsp; original not shipwreck effected condition.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Generally there is not a whole lot to see on the reverse of&nbsp; plate money - usually devoid of stamps etc.&nbsp; But this particular piece&nbsp; is a bit different in that in a couple of the corners there are traces&nbsp; of stamps that were subsequently rolled over again with the large metal&nbsp; roller they used to roll out the copper for these.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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