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Andos99 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 02/26/2007 01:10 am I have recently picked up a 1725 German 1 Pfenning Scheide Muntz coin. The coin appears to be in pretty decent shape and the date is clearly readadble. Is this thing worth anything? I'm pretty new to coin collecting....especially coins from around the world. Thanks everyone. Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16817 Posts	Posted 02/26/2007 03:16 am Back in 1725, what we now call "Germany" was split into dozens of tiny duchies, principalities, bishoprics and such, most of which issued their own coins. We'll need either a picture/scan or a more detailed description to narrow down which state might have issued it. 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
Andos99 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 02/26/2007 8:56 pm The opposite side of the coin has a horse on it and as far as I can tell it says..... UG.WILH.D.G.D.BRITL across the top of it. Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 02/26/2007 10:20 pm Sorry Andos99 Sap is right , coins from this era are so difficult to attribute with out pics, I have a whole book dedicated to just German coins it is about 3 inches thick ,And it would be a needle in a hay stack . I Assume it is copper or brass or similar. I wish I could help more. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16817 Posts	Posted 02/27/2007 02:34 am No, no, that's now plenty of information to pin this one down. The "leaping horse" is a common symbol of the house of Hannover and it's precursor states in Brunswick ("Braunschweig" in German). There were two major coin-issuing branches of the family: Brunswick-Luneberg-Hannover (which also ruled Britain from the time of George I to the time of Victoria) and Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. This coin is from Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. The 1 pfennig of 1725 (KM# 780) is a fine match for your description: Obverse: leaping horse, +AUGUST:WILH:D.G.DUX BR.ET LUN Reverse: I pfenning scheide muntz (date). I couldn't find an exact matching picture of this coin on the net, but according to the Krause catalogue it's worth $10 in Fine. Duke August Wilhelm ruled 1714-1731. 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 Edited by Sap 02/27/2007 02:36 am Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 03/09/2007 2:10 pm SAp your ability is amazing Report this Post to the Staff
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