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County of Flanders, 1540 4 stuiver coin struck in Bruges.   |
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Monster chunk of silver @tdz! Here is a Shilling from the Livonian Order.   "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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That 4 stuiver coin is about the size of a half dollar, but VERY thin. Probably not yet New World silver ... For 1539 a trojak (3 groat) of the Polish city of Elbing:   |
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Looking good!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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1538 Polish groat of the city of Gdansk   |
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1538 Polish groat of the city of Gdansk Excellent! |
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I've now got a string of dated Hungarian Denars, like this one from 1538:   "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
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Some great coins, you two!
The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient.
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A 1537 Annengroschen from the City of Brunswick.   |
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@tdz, I was expecting Mary with the baby Jesus on the rev, but I see two kids. Is one of them Brian?  Here is my Hungarian Denar for today:   "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Is one of them Brian?  |
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but I see two kids. Is one of them Brian? No, the other kid is Mary - the big girl is her mom. (...sorry for the spoiler.) |
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Fantastic examples! |
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but I see two kids. Is one of them Brian?
No, the other kid is Mary - the big girl is her mom. As I've developed the saints theme in my collection, I am reminded of that saying from American baseball about "you can't tell the players without a scorecard." Indeed, the female saint carring two others is Anne (mother of Mary) holding her daughter (Mary) and grandson (Jesus). Her husband (according to tradition) was none other than the St. Joachim depicted on the famous Joachimsthaler (still missing from my collection). Not sure if these two places were aware of the coin designs in the other place. Back in Poland for 1536 with another trojak (3 groat) coin of ELbing that I have yet to make my own photos:  |
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Back in Poland for 1536 with another trojak (3 groat) coin of ELbing that I have yet to make my own photos: Excellent! |
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