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My husband purchased this recently at a show from a dealer who had it labeled as KM-194. He paid $6. The surfaces in the fields are so strange.. I thought the beads in the crown are showing wear, but Ed thinks it may be the die. I am not well-acquainted with German states coins, so I am at a loss on how to value this. 720,000 seems like a high mintage, but I cannot find very many like this on the internet. I hope these photos are alright, if you need better ones just ask.. Thanks.   |
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I would have thought VF would have beads and stripes running together in places. At least in the crown, no?
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Despite the fact that I think it is genuine, it has a strange textured field, both sides.
XF.
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Poland
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It would help if we knew whether such surface is typical for these coins. While the uneven color seems to be encountered rather often, none of the images I managed to find were as good as yours, so I can't say much...
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I'd say XF. In Germany dealers would ask around 30 € for this one so I guess your husband made a good deal ;)
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It would help if we knew whether such surface is typical for these coins. The texture in the surface actually is typical for these coins. That is no question. I think I should go with my original instinct on this one. Thanks for your input, everyone. |
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Certainly a very nice piece, and very nice photos of the coin. At $6, that is a great buy.
As a side note, German States minors from this period, are in my opinion, underrated. Outside of certain Prussian, Bavarian and a couple of other German states, finding nice high grade pieces is VERY difficult
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Posted 06/25/2016 3:50 pm
