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 Posted 07/16/2014  10:20 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add TJsCoins to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
A friend of mine has had this coin fro some time and has not been able identified it. It is silver, about the diameter of a US nickel, 1.2 grams, and super thin. Please help with ID.
Sorry for the poor I-phone pics. The color is way off. The coin is silver.

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 Posted 07/17/2014  09:45 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add philadelphian to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
NVMMVS CLIVENSIS
MO.A RG:CV SVS E MBRI
Duchy of Cleves, from the Emmerich mint. Probably an undated 21 heller minted approximately 1612.
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 Posted 07/17/2014  10:55 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Petrus to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Good find Phil!
21 heller = 1 stuber
no date (1612)
NVMMVS CLIVENSIS : coin of Cleves
MO ARG CUSUS EMBRI(C): moneta argentum : silver money struck at Emmerich
Better picture of your coin : http://fr.numista.com/forum/images/...70b2e15f.jpg
Here you see the arms on a 1670 coin: http://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/...-duid-202912

What I wonder: how does such a coin get in the US?
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 Posted 07/17/2014  11:35 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add TJsCoins to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Philadelphian, thanks so much!!
Petrus, thnaks for the links!!
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