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tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7969 Posts	Posted 12/19/2023 11:18 am Quote: I will come in at the bottom with the obligatory 40% silver Eisenhower dollar. It's a beauty!! Quote: This Doppelschilling from Hamburg is listed by numista as 0.437 silver: Off to a great start! I'm getting more confident about hitting a target of 30 different compositions. I've got very little 18th century Germany, so it's good to see these. Edited by tdziemia 12/19/2023 11:23 am Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7969 Posts	Posted 12/19/2023 1:33 pm Here's a type I think at least one other member has: Poland, 6 groszy Sigismund III, KM#42. Gumoski says this one is 7 1/4 / 16th pure, or 45%: Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190400 Posts	Posted 12/19/2023 2:56 pm Quote: It's a beauty!! Thank you. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 12/20/2023 01:48 am This is a neat idea for a thread. I'll post a few coins. Probably have more. Weighing in at 56%, we have a gulden or 28 stüber issue of Oldenburg: At 53.5%, a 1703 4 Kreuzer (Batzen) from Württemberg: At 50.0%, a 1773 20 Kreuzer of Bavaria: Also at 50.0%, a 1923 Half Crown of King George V of Britain: Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 12/20/2023 02:20 am Another 0.500, a 10 Kopek from St Petersburg Mint, Russia An 1848-KB 20 Krajczar of Hungary (Revolutionary issue) is here at 58.30% (bad photos, this is a nice AU coin with toning) From Hamburg comes this pair of a 4 Schilling and 8 Schilling of 1727 with 43.7% silver: A 1947 Krona from Sweden is right at 40.0% silver: A 1974-S Ike dollar Proof from the US is 40.0% silver too: A pair of Kennedy half dollars from the US, one Uncirculated (SMS) and one Proof, are both 40.0% silver: 1966 - Uncirculated ( DDO) PCGS SP65 1969-S - Proof (PCGS 69 DCAM) I'll look around tomorrow and see what other coins I have in that 40% range. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 12/20/2023 04:05 am First one fits the 48 % slot (6 deniers argent-le-roi = 0.479), a French blanc from 1385-1389: Next one is 40 % (5 deniers argent-le-roi = 0.399), another French blanc from 1444-1446: Finally, yet another 40 %, this time low-grade silver from French Indochina, minted in San Francisco: Report this Post to the Staff
triggersmob Pillar of the Community Australia 9500 Posts	Posted 12/20/2023 06:46 am 1966 Sweden 5 kronor - 100th anniversary of constitution reform (40% silver) Edited by triggersmob 12/20/2023 07:32 am Report this Post to the Staff
erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 12/20/2023 06:56 am That one is actually from Sweden, @triggersmob. Report this Post to the Staff
triggersmob Pillar of the Community Australia 9500 Posts	Posted 12/20/2023 07:33 am Thanks Erafjel, I was looking at a Denmark coin to post as well at the same time, but didn't bother. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7969 Posts	Posted 12/20/2023 07:44 am Quote: Weighing in at 56%, we have a gulden or 28 stüber issue of Oldenburg: Welcome @paralyse, glad to see you here! I knew if you showed up we would fill in some gaps. As luck would have it, I just discovered that one of my recent Poland pickups, the 2 zlote coin of the 1831 November Uprising is 59% (which comes out to 9 1/2 / 16ths if you do the math): Our updated 50% slice now looks like this, with seven compositions covered: 59% Poland 2 zlote KM#C-123 (tdziemia) 58% Dutch Republic/Holland, 2 stuivers, KM#48 (spence) .......Hungary, 20 krajcar, KM#432 (paralyse) .......Spanish Netherlands/Brabant escalin KM#47 (tdziemia) 57% Nethelands 5 cents KM#52 (BCTokens) 56% German States/Prussia 1/6 thaler KM#299 (spence) .......German States/Oldenburg 28 stubuer KM#40(Jever) (paralyse) 54% Poland 4 groszy 1767 KM#185 (tdziemia); KM has this at 55% 51% Poland 4 groschen 1787 KM#208.1 (tdziemia); KM has at 55% 50% Australia florin 1958 KM#60 (triggersmob) ........Canada 25 cents KM#62a, 68a (DBM) ........Egypt 2 quirsh 1944 KM#369 (Hondo Boguss) ........France 10 euros 2011 (NumisRob) ........German States/Bavaria 20 kreuzer KM#549.1(paralyse) ........Great Britain florin KM#817a, crown KM#836 (NumisRob) ........Great Britain halfcrown KM#818.2 (paralyse) ........Great Britain 3p KM#848, 6p & shilling KM#852, 853 (Hondo Boguss) ........India ½ rupee 1945 KM#552 (Hondo Boguss) ........New Zealand ½ Crown 1935 KM#5 (Hondo Boguss) ........Peru 1 sol 1931 KM#218.2 (Hondo Boguss) ........Poland 1 gulden 1664 KM#120 (tdziemia) ........Portugal 1000 escudos KM#731, 10 euros 2010 (hfjacinto) ........Russia 10 kopeks (paralyse) ........USSR 10, 15, 20 kopeks KM#Y80-82 (january1may) Also noted that the 1/6 talara coin of the Duchy of Warsaw, KM#C85 under Poland is 53%. Edited by tdziemia 12/20/2023 09:49 am Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7969 Posts	Posted 12/20/2023 09:58 am ... and great progress on 40-49% Before Philip le Bon settled the 2 gros/groot coin of the Low Countries at 6 deniers fine in the late 1420s (my first coin of the 40% slice, and erafjel's 15th century blanc), it floated around between 5 and 6 deniers (40-48%). Anthony of Burgundy struck this one in 1410-1411 at 5 deniers, 3 grains, which comes out to 41%: I think that's our 5th composition in the 40s. There is still that 42% Mexico type (which inspired this thred) lurking out there. After that I think it will get tough. I will do a full update of the 40s later. Edited by tdziemia 12/20/2023 10:01 am Report this Post to the Staff
Ariette Valued Member United States 295 Posts	Posted 12/20/2023 11:53 am Quote: There is still that 42% Mexico type (which inspired this thred) lurking out there. Here you go: Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190400 Posts	Posted 12/20/2023 12:03 pm Quote: A 1974-S Ike dollar Proof from the US is 40.0% silver too: Always nice to see another Ike! I could spam this thread with the other 14 40% silver Ike photos I have, but I will not. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 12/20/2023 12:52 pm Yup, about all I can contribute here is another 40% Ike. I think everything else I own is .8 or .9 other than a few 40% Kennedy's. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 12/20/2023 12:55 pm Almost forgot this one for 0.500, how could I? Poland - 1664-AT 30 Groszy (Tymf / Gulden). Bydgoszcz (Bromberg) mint. 6.5 grams, 30-31mm, 0.500 AR. John II Casimir (Vasa). Obv: Crowned monogram ICR. Two line inscription in Latin: DAT PRETIVM SERVATA SALVS POTIORQ(VE) METALLO EST Rev: Crowned arms, the mintmaster's initials AT on either side, beneath which, the text: XXX GRO POL. Legend and date surrounding the devices: MONET NOV ARG REG POLO 1664. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Edited by paralyse 12/20/2023 3:11 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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