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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;COCollector, post: 2362131, member: 76108&quot;]I agree it&#039;s a neat-looking coin. Big too: 41mm diameter. And 83% silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the 1980&#039;s, I bought 2 of &#039;em at a coin shop in Austria:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo259/JBROWN7840/01%20Coins/1780%20Maria%20Theresia%20Thaler%20modern%20restrike%20proof%201a_zpsu0r54syj.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo259/JBROWN7840/01%20Coins/1780%20Maria%20Theresia%20Thaler%20modern%20restrike%20proof%202a_zpsklkxcaov.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Pretty sure mine are proof coins -- frosty features &amp; mirror fields (dulled a bit with hazing).</p><p><br /></p><p>Cool feature is an edge inscription: IUSTITIA ET CLEMENTIA (Justice and Clemency).</p><p><img src="http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo259/JBROWN7840/01%20Coins/1780%20Maria%20Theresia%20Thaler%20modern%20restrike%20proof%205_zpst2ovarvy.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Although maybe my proof versions have more value, these high-mintage restrikes aren&#039;t worth much. But I like &#039;em a LOT better than many of my other collectible &quot;bullion&quot; coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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