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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;brg5658, post: 1949102, member: 29751&quot;]Been on the prowl for this coin for a couple years.&nbsp; These aren&#039;t as easy to find as the mintage would suggest (raw or otherwise).&nbsp; The horizontal striations on the obverse and reverse are die polish lines, as they go &quot;behind&quot; the devices.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Gottfried_Schadow" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Gottfried_Schadow" rel="nofollow">Johann Gottfried Schadow</a> was the German sculptor of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburger_Tor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburger_Tor" rel="nofollow">quite famous quadriga statue atop the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin</a>.&nbsp; This coin commemorates the 225th anniversary of his birth on 20 May 1764.&nbsp; It&#039;s a very attractive design in my opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb364/brg5658/Photography-4/1989_Germany_Schadow_10Mark_NGC_MS66_composite_zpsf644650c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb364/brg5658/Photography-4/1989_Germany_Schadow_10Mark_NGC_MS66_obv_zps0cdd5e8d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb364/brg5658/Photography-4/1989_Germany_Schadow_10Mark_NGC_MS66_rev_zps5064f708.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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