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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kirkuleez, post: 2600617, member: 36864&quot;]Yep, I caved.&nbsp; I had to open the one from my Santa.&nbsp; Thank you [USER=33176]@Kentucky[/USER] for this beautiful Maria Theresa Thaler.&nbsp; I have two of the earlier issues (pre-1850) and have always found them fascinating.&nbsp; Many are under the impression that Austria has been using the same dies to strike these since 1780, but there are countless varieties of this coin and over 150 known sets of dies used to strike these since 1780.&nbsp; The dies used since the 1850s are nearly identical, but it is possible to date them pretty accurately.&nbsp; I haven&#039;t gone so far as to look into the date yet, but I will as soon as I find my book.&nbsp; Thank you for your generous and interesting gift Santa Kentucky.&nbsp; Please forgive the image quality, one of these days I will buy an actual camera and stop using my phone.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]567595[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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