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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;talerman, post: 3920277, member: 89314&quot;]Too handsome ?&nbsp;&nbsp; Forgeries are not normally a problem for common Talers like this - it&#039;s not worth the trouble.&nbsp; But I can see why [USER=103058]@PaulTudor[/USER] feels uncomfortable.&nbsp; It almost seems too perfectly cut and the weight is indeed well below the 29 g given as normal by Welter.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did find this very similar coin sold (actually not sold)&nbsp; in a Gorny auction in 2007. The wt. is given as 27.17 g. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://pro.coinarchives.com/w/browse.php?firmid=3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://pro.coinarchives.com/w/browse.php?firmid=3" rel="nofollow">Gorny &amp; Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung</a> <b>&gt;</b> <b><a href="https://pro.coinarchives.com/w/browse.php?aucid=314" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://pro.coinarchives.com/w/browse.php?aucid=314" rel="nofollow">Auction 161</a></b> <b>Auction date:</b> 11 October 2007</p><p><b>Lot number:</b> 4201</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Price realized:</b> Unsold </p><p><b>Lot description:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>DEUTSCHLAND BIS 1871</p><p><br /></p><p>BRAUNSCHWEIG - WOLFENBÜTTEL</p><p><br /></p><p>Objekt-Nr.: 4201</p><p>Friedrich Ulrich, 1613 - 1634. Taler 1626. Mzst. Zellerfeld. Fünffach behelmtes Wappen / Wilder Mann. 27,17 g. Welter 1057A. Dav. 6303 Anm. Patina, ss-vz</p><p><br /></p><p>Estimation: € 150,00</p><p><a href="https://pro.coinarchives.com/81c14a00178a9781099a8fd8541573c6/img/gorny/161/image04201.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://pro.coinarchives.com/81c14a00178a9781099a8fd8541573c6/img/gorny/161/image04201.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://pro.coinarchives.com/fb15b790d52ef46edf07dc891cbbc443/img/gorny/161/thumb04201.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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