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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Chris B, post: 6585347, member: 87179&quot;]I was successful in bidding on 2 lots in yesterday&#039;s Davissons sale.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1264636[/ATTACH] </p><p>GERMAN STATES. Würzburg. Johann Gottfried II von Guttenberg. 1684-1698. </p><p><br /></p><p>Weight: 28.35 gm</p><p>Diameter: 45 mm</p><p>Composition: Silver</p><p>Ruler: Johann Gottfried II von Guttenberg</p><p>Engraver: Johann Michael Wunsch</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: Arms, three helmets with elaborate crests above </p><p>Reverse: Saint Kilian standing facing. </p><p><br /></p><p>KM 205. Dav. 5993. </p><p><br /></p><p>Good Very Fine; nicely toned; holing attempt at 12&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Without the partial hole at 12 on the obverse it could have easily sold for double what I paid for it. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1264648[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>GERMANY. Karlruhe. Fire Brigade medal</p><p><br /></p><p>Weight: 24.74 gm</p><p>Diameter: 36 mm </p><p><br /></p><p>For forty years of service as a volunteer. 1867. </p><p>Obverse: Crowned city coat of arms; DIE STADTGEMEINDE CARLSRUHE (THE TOWN OF CARLSRUHE) around, date below; FUER 40 JAEHRIGE DIENSTLEISTUNG ALS FRW: FEUERW: MANN (FOR 40 YEARS OF SERVICE AS FIREMAN)</p><p>Reverse: A wreathed fire helmet; EINER FUR ALLE ALLE FUR EINEN (ONE FOR ALL, ALL FOR ONE)around; Max Metzger finely engraved across. </p><p><br /></p><p>FDC; prooflike and beautifully toned.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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