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<p>[QUOTE="talerman, post: 8099744, member: 89314"]I have not seen any data on this but in any case so many different Talers were struck it would be impossible to generalise. Davenport lists 1904 different German secular Talers struck in the 1600s plus 994 struck by cities and ecclesiastical rulers. He also lists 2000 Talers and similar crown-sized coins issued in the rest of Europe in the 17th century. They range from presentation pieces struck in minute quantities (normally in very good condition if you find one) to large mintages of coins for circulation struck by major states. Although the average person rarely saw a Taler, they were needed for trade and government (especially military) expenditure. Some did indeed get melted and were used to strike new coins. Austria-Hungary, one of the great powers at the time, struck very large numbers of Talers for use in its extensive territories and most are still quite common in a variety of grades.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="talerman, post: 8099744, member: 89314"]I have not seen any data on this but in any case so many different Talers were struck it would be impossible to generalise. Davenport lists 1904 different German secular Talers struck in the 1600s plus 994 struck by cities and ecclesiastical rulers. He also lists 2000 Talers and similar crown-sized coins issued in the rest of Europe in the 17th century. They range from presentation pieces struck in minute quantities (normally in very good condition if you find one) to large mintages of coins for circulation struck by major states. Although the average person rarely saw a Taler, they were needed for trade and government (especially military) expenditure. Some did indeed get melted and were used to strike new coins. Austria-Hungary, one of the great powers at the time, struck very large numbers of Talers for use in its extensive territories and most are still quite common in a variety of grades.[/QUOTE]
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