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pdm12772 Valued Member United States 105 Posts	Posted 03/29/2013 4:18 pm I have had this a while and thought it was real.LMK w hat you think. Report this Post to the Staff

rooneydog Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 739 Posts	Posted 03/29/2013 6:11 pm Not an expert but compare to this http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotvi...cd3e7ee384c5 Report this Post to the Staff
pdm12772 Valued Member United States 105 Posts	Posted 03/30/2013 9:59 pm Any thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff
rooneydog Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 739 Posts	Posted 03/31/2013 07:35 am It's a 1585 NB Lithuania Taler of Stephen Bathory. Whether it is real, a contemporary or modern fake I do not know. Expert opinion is required. Here is a 1586NB which sold for $27,000. http://stacksbowers.com/Auctions/Au...LotID=363485 The one I linked to earlier was a copy I think (if google translate worked) and that realised Euro 4,833. Report this Post to the Staff
pdm12772 Valued Member United States 105 Posts	Posted 03/31/2013 08:42 am Thank you rooneydog. It's just in such good shape I wonder. Then again I never see fakes of this. I wish it was real. Guess I will have to wait and see. Report this Post to the Staff
rooneydog Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 739 Posts	Posted 03/31/2013 08:54 am Maybe worth the cost of sending to NGC unless we have an expert here ? Might be worth posting again as 1585NB etc real or fake on the world forum Edited by rooneydog 03/31/2013 08:55 am Report this Post to the Staff
rooneydog Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 739 Posts	Posted 03/31/2013 09:07 am To be honest it does not look real to me. It is more like this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/1585-POLAND...em27d126fbcf Report this Post to the Staff
wjl Valued Member United States 329 Posts	Posted 03/31/2013 10:42 am I'm not an expert, but I collect that genre, and my guess is that coin is probably fake. Most I have seen that are well struck as that one is still have uneveness epecially in potrait and notable die cracks. Such a coin would Sell for 15k or more in that condition. Report this Post to the Staff
wjl Valued Member United States 329 Posts	Posted 03/31/2013 10:53 am There are tons of fakes of various European talers. Some really old, some new. You need to buy them from reputable (and knowledgable) dealers or in a major slab. The fakes have turned many collectors towards the fractionals and minor coinage which has been a hot area the last few years Davenport #8457. Edited by wjl 03/31/2013 11:33 am Report this Post to the Staff
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