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I could not resist these Swiss.
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CCya
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Wow. Those are awesome! Where did you find 'em?
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Wow. Those are awesome! Where did you find 'em?



http://www.ebay.com/itm/1892-Switze...em2c63451e9c

Made an offer here.
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Wonderful old patina. Do you know what they were issued for?
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They are really over-the-top, epic in scope. Wow!
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Do you know what they were issued for?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sch%C3%BCtzenfest
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Very nice pieces! Very nice investment! Interesting history behind these too!

Thanks for sharing!
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I know I have said this before to you but I am going to say it again, you have some amazing pieces in your collection and appreciate you sharing pictures on here because most of them I would have never had a chance to see if you hadn't
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Beautiful,thanks for sharing
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In case you can't translate the text, it roughly translates to:
"Remember the deeds of your fathers" (around the figure)
"Federal (Swiss) Shooting festival, Glarus 1892"
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Commonly known as Swiss shooting thalers, aren't they?
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