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<p>[QUOTE="panzerman, post: 8086409, member: 77704"]Yes, very true/ same for the UK Sovereigns/ but basically intended not for general circulation. The Yugoslavian Dukats were made for circulation/ probably most where stashed away. The Austro-Hungarian ones where used for commerce, since the mintage numbers are very high. They sure made a wide variety of denominations/ some really obscure (Salzburg) values....44/36/28/24/16 Dukaten. These had no "value" on the coin, I guess they figured that people knew what they had in their pocket by guessing the weight? Myself, I could not tell the difference between a 9 Dukat from a 10 Dukat<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The Bohemia 1629 AV 100/ 50/ 40 Dukaten had a value number on coin. For me, it would not have been a problem/ I would have kept these aside for my collection in 1629<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="panzerman, post: 8086409, member: 77704"]Yes, very true/ same for the UK Sovereigns/ but basically intended not for general circulation. The Yugoslavian Dukats were made for circulation/ probably most where stashed away. The Austro-Hungarian ones where used for commerce, since the mintage numbers are very high. They sure made a wide variety of denominations/ some really obscure (Salzburg) values....44/36/28/24/16 Dukaten. These had no "value" on the coin, I guess they figured that people knew what they had in their pocket by guessing the weight? Myself, I could not tell the difference between a 9 Dukat from a 10 Dukat;) The Bohemia 1629 AV 100/ 50/ 40 Dukaten had a value number on coin. For me, it would not have been a problem/ I would have kept these aside for my collection in 1629:D[/QUOTE]
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