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They were definitely a status symbol. You also had to sell them back to the monarch for if the monarch "needed" more silver.

 

Haha, fair enough!

Biggest I've got is a piddly little single thaler

 

Mine is Prooflike, and quite unused. It is rather modern, compared to the OP. But still Thaler-ish.

 

Just noted this thread. I have a few Thalers/ most are gold. Here is a
Anhalt-Kothen
AR Vereinsdoppeltaler 1840
Heinrich Herzog zu Anhalt-Kothen

 

Here is a coin from my collection.
Details grade but a special coin for me.
It was my from my dads collection.

 

An ex Lord Marcovan Thaler:

 

I fell in lust with thalers back in 2006-2008 and picked up a couple. I hadn't seen them in a while but hey just turned up tonight. I'm not sure what I have here.

Can anyone identify these? A ballpark on value would also be helpful. I don't remember how much I paid but it couldn't have been more than $250 each.



Thanks

 

I thought of this thread today when I went to a coin store and saw an 1842A 2T (NGC AU Details, environmental details) for $50. It was a very good deal, I just couldn’t get myself to pull the trigger.

 

If it was attractive that is a pretty good price. That era has a lot more 2 thalers on the market but $50 for an 1800's crown sized coin is tough to pass up.

 

First one is from Salzburg. Here’s one I found online, as I’m not the best with valuation. https://www.ma-shops.com/muenzgalerie/item.php?id=61237

Second one is likely a 1/4 Thaler: https://www.ma-shops.com/loebbers/item.php?id=150514018

Third makes me think French, or Alsace region, but I’m drawing a blank. Sorry!

 

So I asked a buddy who lived near the LCS to buy that coin for me. Unfortunately, it was VF details (not sure why I thought it was XF or AU). It looked better in hand, at least; the reverse is quite lovely. To be honest, I thought the price fair even with environmental details. I may at some point crack it out and see if I can do anything to approve the appearance.

 

Here’s a cool wearable Thaler that I came across a year or so ago:

 

Thanks for the information. You certainly nailed the first two. I think the third is Venetian. I think that is Saint Marks lion (Sanctus Marcus).

 

Found it. Should I send these off for grading?

 

The second isn't a 1/4 thaler but actually a full thaler. Thank for the lead.

 

Yesterday I attended the Derby City Coin Club show in Louisville, KY. I was able to add my first multiple in quite some time. German States coinage is becoming increasingly scarce as a whole. This is the first multiple thaler I have found at a reasonable price for quite some time.



Eichstätt (Bishophric). Sede Vacante. 1790 2 Thaler

Obverse: Saints above vacant throne
Obverse Legend: CAPITULUM EYSTETTENSE - REGNANS SEDE VACANTE, below: 17.V EINE FEINE MARK.
Engraver: Johann Peter Werner

Reverse: Tree with 15 shields in branches, one shield below trunk, abbey and lands in background
Reverse Legend: EX UNO OMNIS NOSTRA SALUS, below: WILIBALDS-BURG. in band
Engraver: Johann Peter Werner

Subject: Sede Vacante Issue
Note: Convention 2 Thaler. Dav. #2212.

Composition: Silver
Weight: 56.03g
Diameter: 52.5mm

Mint: W Nuremberg, Germany