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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Zohar444, post: 2104673, member: 13450&quot;]Thought I would backfill two Talers recently received:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) 1603-K Rudolph II Taler NGC MS-63. It was sent to NCS for conservation as it was clearly a well struck coin having an extremely dark layer of toning to it, covering underlying luster and distracting in eye appeal. My concern was getting a bleached coin which was not the case. Post treatment, coin had preserved its appearance only with a more even tone exposing the elaborate detail and slight iridescent toning. The eagle on reverse and Rudolph&#039;s facial hair, Madonna and Child on obverse show how well this coin is struck.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>BEFORE:</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k353/Zohar444/Crop-Slab-O-horz.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>AFTER:</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k353/Zohar444/hungary%20taler%20slab-horz.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k353/Zohar444/hungary%20taler1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>2) 1599. Germany. Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. Heinrich Julius (1589-1613) AR &quot;Wasp Taler&quot;.&nbsp; Goslar Mint. DAV-9093. Welter-630. Obv: Crowned lion seated left, surrounded by ten wasps; eagle with wings spread above; to left, rays emerging from cloud.&nbsp; Rev: Twelve coats-of-arms. Nicely toned. NGC AU-58.</p><p><br /></p><p>I received this coin in trade for another duplicate and will keep this in the collection. When I saw this one I reflected on the coin&#039;s design and history which can be found in worldcoinguy&#039;s thread from 2009 - <a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=6&amp;threadid=749043" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=6&amp;threadid=749043" rel="nofollow">http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=6&amp;threadid=749043</a> . These Brunswick Talers are quite symbolic depicting historical/religious themes.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k353/Zohar444/Slab-Bee-horz.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k353/Zohar444/O-Bee-horz.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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