World silver crown-size type coin collectors?

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  1. Hookman

    Hookman Well-Known Member

    Thanks for the reply. Yes, I've read that there is quite a vareity of these. So long as the one I have is silver and up to weight (and it is) then I'm OK with multiple vareities. I ask questions before I buy and I check any suspect coins with an XRF gun when they arrive. I may get more of these if a good deal comes along.
     
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  3. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    That is correct. The initials here are SF, just worn.
    These still go for a premium over melt. I was fortunate to pay melt for these two. Here's a link to some of the varieties; I have not figured out what era mine were struck in. http://www.theresia.name/en/svergleich.html

    Here is another that I own. Note that the reverse on this one is full of die cracks. I can't decide which of these two I like better. I like to believe the first one actually circulated and was used, but I also enjoy die cracks and rainbow toning.
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  4. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    Mexico 1798 8 Reales, 27.07g
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  5. Hookman

    Hookman Well-Known Member

    S86, all of the coins you've just been posting, I happen to be bidding on the same types on eBay right now. Maria Theresa and 8 Reales. If I win them, I'll let you know.
     
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  6. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    Good luck! I love the 8 Reales coins. I still regret not buying a chop marked one years ago.
     
  7. coin_nut

    coin_nut Well-Known Member

    1951 South Africa 5 shillings 1951 SA 5 shilling obv.JPG 1951 SA 5 shilling rev.JPG
     
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  8. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    Bavaria Convention Taler 1760, 27.92g
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  9. talerman

    talerman Well-Known Member

    Thank you for the introduction to the Maria Theresia website, which I had not seen before. It is a terrific comprehensive resource.
     
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  10. PaulTudor

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  11. Seattlite86

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    I agree. This was gifted to me, so I did not really scrutinize the coin, but I thought the edge looked off when I put it in a 2x2. I'll take another look at it. Edit: thanks for pointing it out.
     
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  12. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    Here's one a little less questionable.
    Franch Indochina 1900 Piastre, 27g
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  13. coin_nut

    coin_nut Well-Known Member

    1967 Canada 1 dollar 1967 CA 1 d obv.JPG 1967 CA 1 d rev.JPG
     
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  14. PaulTudor

    PaulTudor Well-Known Member

    1693 KB, Hungary taler! So happy I finally got a decent one!This coin is huge, similar to the 1661 Munster Talers or the baptismal ones!

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  15. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    That is a great looking Taler. I think Leopold's image is slowly growing on me.
     
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  16. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    Can anyone give me a little insight on this one? 39mm, the date is 1615. I'm struggling a little.

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  17. PaulTudor

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  18. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    Thank you! I was looking for the wrong Ferdinand.
     
  19. PaulTudor

    PaulTudor Well-Known Member

    Glad i could help!
     
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  20. talerman

    talerman Well-Known Member

    It is easy to get confused as the Bavarian ruling family, the Wittelsbachs, were able to get their hands on an amazing number of territories.

    Ferdinand's uncle Ernst got him off to a good start. Ernst was a very successful churchman. The youngest son of Duke Albrecht V of Bavaria, he was earmarked for an ecclesiastical career from an early age. He was elected bishop of Freising in 1566 at the age of 12 and of Hildesheim in 1573 at the age of 19. In 1581 he became Prince-Bishop of Liège (with its attached territories Bouillon, the county of Looz and the marquessate of Franchimont), and Prince-Abbot of Stablo and Malmedy, a double abbey consisting of two neighbouring Benedictine monasteries. When the Archbishop of Cologne converted to Protestantism, setting off the Cologne Wars, Ernst became the successful Catholic contender for the title and was elected Archbishop in 1583 after the deposition of his predecessor. The archbishopric also brought with it the titles and lands of the Duchy of Westphalia and the city of Arnsberg. Much more important, the archbishops of Cologne were one of the seven Electors of the Holy Roman Emperor. That apparently was not enough. In 1585 he was also elected Bishop of Münster.

    Ernst had his nephew Ferdinand, younger brother of Elector Maximilian I the Great, elected co-adjutor in Cologne in December 1595. When Ernst died in 1612, Ferdinand "inherited" the archbishopric and also the bishoprics of Hildesheim, Münster and Liège. He also added the Bishopric of Paderborn in 1618. Somehow Freising escaped (although it would come back into family hands in 1652). Although a fervent member of the Catholic League, Ferdinand never received ordination in his lifetime.
     
  21. PaulTudor

    PaulTudor Well-Known Member

    1669 Saxe-Gotha taler, Ernest von Fromme on the marriage of his son Frederick and Magdalena of Weissenfels!I love this coin,i know @Zohar has it in MS but i'm happy as it is, considering its design and mintage of 747 pieces.There is a similar one minted in 1671!Bought it from a well known german auction house(won't mention its name),but the experience was simply awful!I had to send 8 emails to seal the deal, paid another half of the coin's price for buyers fee and shipping and they forgot to post it to me, so i had to email them again one week later. This kind of situation only makes me appreciate even more the professionalism shown by Kunker, on every occasion i dealt with them!

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