Unusual Denomination (?) Or Something Else?

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Litotes Pillar of the Community Norway 510 Posts	Posted 07/08/2014 5:16 pm I was wondering about this coin: http://www.coinarchives.com/51311d2...age01141.jpg One can clearly see "31/36" under the picture. Now, this is a taler. What does 31/36 indicate, is it denomination, or weight? And if weight, what is the scale used? Anyone here who knows? Report this Post to the Staff

Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 07/08/2014 8:52 pm It's neither denomination or weight, since the half thaler coins also have it. Not sure what the significance of it is. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16806 Posts	Posted 07/08/2014 9:19 pm Silver fineness, would be my guess. 31/36ths silver would be .861 fine. Anyone know what the rated fineness for these is supposed to be? Krause doesn't say. 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
Litotes Pillar of the Community Norway 510 Posts	Posted 07/09/2014 2:35 pm Thanks Numismat and Sap, then at least a couple of options are off the table. And fineness sounds very probable now that I think about it. No idea about what fineness is supposed to be, though, not given in any book I have access to. Report this Post to the Staff
DCH Pillar of the Community United States 645 Posts	Posted 07/09/2014 8:36 pm Schon lists this as an Albertustaler, which uses a different weight standard than the Reichstaler. 31/36 might be the fraction of a standard Reichstaler. Both the 2/3 and 1/6 denominations are listed as x/x Talers and have the 2/3 or 1/6 in place of the 31/36. Report this Post to the Staff
Litotes Pillar of the Community Norway 510 Posts	Posted 07/10/2014 6:12 pm Thanks, DCH. I will get one of these in the mail soon and I can at least publish here its weight. Report this Post to the Staff
retiredkper Pillar of the Community United States 541 Posts	Posted 07/13/2014 5:22 pm Many times the small number in an orb is the value of the coin in real terms so this could mean that this coin was equal to 31 albus' or 36 kreuzers or what ever was circulating there in 1700. This was done so that the coin could be used in cross border transactions especially if it was struck to a monetary convention standard. If anyone here has a book on the coinage of Cologne and can read German that is where the answer could be found. Report this Post to the Staff
Litotes Pillar of the Community Norway 510 Posts	Posted 07/20/2014 04:05 am Coin turned out to weigh 27,9 grams. Report this Post to the Staff
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