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realwunder New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 12/26/2006 5:38 pm Just wondering if I could get some help identifying this one. Don't know if it is a token or coin? I've searched for a couple of weeks on the internet but can't seem to find any thing like it. I place this under world coins because it is dated 1773 and I don't belive any coins were minted in America until 1780's. I took about the best photos I could(it is smaller than a dime). Also thought it is a neat coin because of the "All Seeing Eye" on the obverse. Any clues would be great, thanks for your efforts! Realwunder Report this Post to the Staff

thingee Pillar of the Community United States 2177 Posts	Posted 12/26/2006 6:28 pm I'm sure someone will be along and identify this for you. And WOW!! That's a nice lookinbg item. Very interesting too. I will be looking forward to its identification too. Report this Post to the Staff
triggersmob Pillar of the Community Australia 9399 Posts	Posted 12/26/2006 6:57 pm I hope you don't mind, I brightened up your images a bit. Nice coin, I have been searching the net for about an hour and can't find anything like it. Steve Report this Post to the Staff
realwunder New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 12/26/2006 7:01 pm Steve Thanks for editing the photos looks much better. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16826 Posts	Posted 12/26/2006 8:05 pm OK, took a bit of finding, but this one is from the German city-state of Nürnberg (normally spelled Nuremberg in English), now part of Bavaria. Yes, that's the same Nuremberg more famous nowadays as the site of the Nazi rallies and post-war trials. Nuremberg was at the time of issuing this coin a Free City of the Holy Roman Empire. The three coats of arms are, I believe, the Empire (top), and the greater (lower left) and lesser (lower right) arms of Nuremberg. The reverse depicts, as you can probably guess, a view of the city, with the All-Seeing Eye above it. The denomination is 1 kreuzer, as it says below the shields - 1 (N) Kr. The N is presumably for Nuremberg. The coin is made of billon, low-grade silver; billon coins often go quite dark. The catalogue reference is KM#387, CV $3.50 in VG, $25 in EF. With the wear and dints on that one, I'd probably put it somewhere in the middle of the range. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
realwunder New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 12/26/2006 9:36 pm Sap, Thank you for the info. You definitely know your stuff. I have been searching for a few weeks(to no avail) and you answered my questions in a few hours. Also much thanks for the history behind the coin! Much appreciated, realwunder Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 12/27/2006 12:41 am darn it SAP LOL.. I saw the The two headed eagle Ans knew what region to check, I actually have a book that will cover this piece . LOL Good Job Buddy Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 12/27/2006 12:47 am Welcome realwunder This guy and Many other here , in fact all of the family memebers here are incrediable, You HAve just found What I believe to be The single best source for Numismatics of any type combined in one neat little package, we HAve Authors of coin Books , A guy who made a couple of the dies for the State Quarters, And expert in Medievil, and Ancient coins, A Counterfeit expert , The list goes on and on and on, well you get the picture so stick around and tell your friends, Oh also we Members who cant seem to type the word in correctly (ME)!! Report this Post to the Staff
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