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Message:: [QUOTE="Hiddendragon, post: 26052143, member: 25270"]I have an (expensive) new obsession: Coins from the Italian and German states from the 1800s. I'm not interesting in everything from these periods, but there are certain designs that I just have to have. This all started when I was on eBay and I saw a suggested listing for an 1848 Venice 5 lire. I loved the coin so I looked it up in Krause and pretty soon I was looking at the other Italian states as well. Particularly the period around 1848 when there were revolutions going on, there are some really great designs. As I was looking at these, I also chanced upon some German states coins from the 1800s as well. While there are hundreds upon hundreds of German states coins, some of them are beautiful. Here are some that I have acquired in the past few weeks, with a few more in the mail. I have others on my wish list, but it's more a matter of spending the money than anything. The 1848 Venice 5 lire cost twice what I've ever spent on a coin before, but fortunately I was able to find it at an area coin shop for half of what I was considering paying online. What do you have from this area [ATTACH=full]1656999[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1657000[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1657001[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1657002[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1657003[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1657004[/ATTACH] and time period that stands out? Go ahead and share![/QUOTE]