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wcg Valued Member United States 217 Posts	Posted 03/29/2009 9:44 pm I attended a local coin show today (with the intention of just looking) and I couldn't resist this piece. Its hard to pass up a 397 year old hunk of silver like this. This taler depicts Johann Georg I (Elector of Saxony from 1611 - 1656) holding a sword, with August (whom I assume refers to his grandfather who was the Elector of Saxony from 1553 to 1586) on the reverse surrounded by 18 busts. I am not certain what the 18 busts represent. Report this Post to the Staff

Zohar444 Pillar of the Community United States 1429 Posts	Posted 03/29/2009 10:58 pm Brent, excellent pickup. I know the feeling in getting your hands on such a find. How was the show attendance? Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/30/2009 08:20 am Excellent find, beautiful coin. Report this Post to the Staff
DagonX Valued Member Poland 392 Posts	Posted 03/30/2009 1:55 pm Wonderful coin! Report this Post to the Staff
wcg Valued Member United States 217 Posts	Posted 03/30/2009 9:38 pm Thanks for the notes! The show was very well attended. It is held at a local veterans hall (suburban Cincinnati) each month and I would guess that 30 dealers setup tables. Three, maybe four, of the dealers have foreign (non-US) inventory to pick through. I picked this one up from a guy by the name of Tim Hunter who has been doing the show for at least 20 years. His enthusiasm and knowledge of numismatics was one of the big reasons I became so interested in Spanish, German, and Russian coins many years ago. Report this Post to the Staff
jlcarvoeiro Valued Member Portugal 130 Posts	Posted 04/03/2009 6:25 pm Very nice coin , I bought 4 Thaler this week also but not has nice has yours. Report this Post to the Staff
Zohar444 Pillar of the Community United States 1429 Posts	Posted 04/03/2009 6:58 pm Can you post your purchases, jlcarvoeiro? Report this Post to the Staff
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