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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 438262, member: 6229"]<font size="4">Most complaints about the usage of coins in the United States is the weight of them in your pocket or purse.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">Do you know about the Silver Shortage that occurred in Sweden durring 1644 and lasted into the early 1720s?</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">One of their copper "Plate Money" coins measured 12" by 24" and weighed almost 20 pounds. It is a 10 Daler coin.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">Here's a photo (courtesy of The Longest List of the Longest Stuff at the Longest Domain Name at Long Last):</font></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/images2/coin.JPG" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/images2/coin.JPG" rel="nofollow"><font size="4">http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/images2/coin.JPG</font></a></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">Impressive, isn't it?</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">But there is more...</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">During those Silver Shortage years other "Plate Money" denominations were produced.</font></p><p><font size="4">Here's some photos courtesy of Coin Archives. Please read the text accompanying the photo. Click image for enlargement:</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">Here's a Half Daler:</font></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=578634&AucID=423&Lot=1366" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=578634&AucID=423&Lot=1366" rel="nofollow"><font size="4">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=578634&AucID=423&Lot=1366</font></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">Here's a Daler:</font></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=416491&AucID=310&Lot=1618" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=416491&AucID=310&Lot=1618" rel="nofollow"><font size="4">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=416491&AucID=310&Lot=1618</font></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">Here's Two Dalers:</font></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=96311&AucID=79&Lot=1984" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=96311&AucID=79&Lot=1984" rel="nofollow"><font size="4">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=96311&AucID=79&Lot=1984</font></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">Here's 4 Dalers:</font></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=96334&AucID=79&Lot=1988" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=96334&AucID=79&Lot=1988" rel="nofollow"><font size="4">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=96334&AucID=79&Lot=1988</font></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">If you think Sweden was the only country to issue "Plate Money" during a period of Silver Shortages, view this next Coin...</font></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=84004&AucID=68&Lot=229" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=84004&AucID=68&Lot=229" rel="nofollow"><font size="4">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=84004&AucID=68&Lot=229</font></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">Yes, Russia got into the act! <font face="Arial">Just before his death, Peter the Great, inspired by Sweden's usage of copper plate money, decided to produce plate money at Ekaterinburg, site of Russia's copper mines.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">This next Russian piece is a copy that was produced as a souvenir for those who attended the 1870 All Russia Industrial Fair held in Saint Petersburg:</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=575994&AucID=421&Lot=3119" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=575994&AucID=421&Lot=3119" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=575994&AucID=421&Lot=3119</a></font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">Here's Ireland's contribution:</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=562451&AucID=407&Lot=304" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=562451&AucID=407&Lot=304" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=562451&AucID=407&Lot=304</a></font></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">Hope you enjoyed...</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">Clinker</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 438262, member: 6229"][SIZE=4]Most complaints about the usage of coins in the United States is the weight of them in your pocket or purse.[/SIZE] [SIZE=4][/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Do you know about the Silver Shortage that occurred in Sweden durring 1644 and lasted into the early 1720s?[/SIZE] [SIZE=4][/SIZE] [SIZE=4]One of their copper "Plate Money" coins measured 12" by 24" and weighed almost 20 pounds. It is a 10 Daler coin.[/SIZE] [SIZE=4][/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Here's a photo (courtesy of The Longest List of the Longest Stuff at the Longest Domain Name at Long Last):[/SIZE] [SIZE=4][/SIZE] [URL="http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/images2/coin.JPG"][SIZE=4]http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/images2/coin.JPG[/SIZE][/URL] [SIZE=4][/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Impressive, isn't it?[/SIZE] [SIZE=4] [/SIZE] [SIZE=4]But there is more...[/SIZE] [SIZE=4] [/SIZE] [SIZE=4]During those Silver Shortage years other "Plate Money" denominations were produced.[/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Here's some photos courtesy of Coin Archives. Please read the text accompanying the photo. Click image for enlargement:[/SIZE] [SIZE=4] [/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Here's a Half Daler:[/SIZE] [SIZE=4] [/SIZE] [URL="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=578634&AucID=423&Lot=1366"][SIZE=4]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=578634&AucID=423&Lot=1366[/SIZE][/URL] [SIZE=4][/SIZE] [SIZE=4] [/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Here's a Daler:[/SIZE] [SIZE=4] [/SIZE] [URL="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=416491&AucID=310&Lot=1618"][SIZE=4]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=416491&AucID=310&Lot=1618[/SIZE][/URL] [SIZE=4][/SIZE] [SIZE=4] [/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Here's Two Dalers:[/SIZE] [SIZE=4] [/SIZE] [URL="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=96311&AucID=79&Lot=1984"][SIZE=4]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=96311&AucID=79&Lot=1984[/SIZE][/URL] [SIZE=4][/SIZE] [SIZE=4] [/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Here's 4 Dalers:[/SIZE] [SIZE=4] [/SIZE] [URL="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=96334&AucID=79&Lot=1988"][SIZE=4]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=96334&AucID=79&Lot=1988[/SIZE][/URL] [SIZE=4][/SIZE] [SIZE=4] [/SIZE] [SIZE=4]If you think Sweden was the only country to issue "Plate Money" during a period of Silver Shortages, view this next Coin...[/SIZE] [SIZE=4] [/SIZE] [URL="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=84004&AucID=68&Lot=229"][SIZE=4]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=84004&AucID=68&Lot=229[/SIZE][/URL] [SIZE=4][/SIZE] [SIZE=4] [/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Yes, Russia got into the act! [FONT=Arial]Just before his death, Peter the Great, inspired by Sweden's usage of copper plate money, decided to produce plate money at Ekaterinburg, site of Russia's copper mines.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=4]This next Russian piece is a copy that was produced as a souvenir for those who attended the 1870 All Russia Industrial Fair held in Saint Petersburg:[/SIZE] [SIZE=4] [/SIZE] [SIZE=4][URL]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=575994&AucID=421&Lot=3119[/URL][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][/SIZE] [SIZE=4] [/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Here's Ireland's contribution:[/SIZE] [SIZE=4] [/SIZE] [SIZE=4][URL]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=562451&AucID=407&Lot=304[/URL][/SIZE] [SIZE=4] [/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Hope you enjoyed...[/SIZE] [SIZE=4] [/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Clinker[/SIZE] [SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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