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Bonedigger Pillar of the Community United States 1267 Posts	Posted 08/22/2007 11:28 am Was hoping someone could enlighten me about this coin. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Ben Report this Post to the Staff

JRC Valued Member United States 68 Posts	Posted 08/22/2007 12:26 pm Can you spell out the inscription, including the punctuation? My eyes are not what they once were. Report this Post to the Staff
Bonedigger Pillar of the Community United States 1267 Posts	Posted 08/22/2007 1:12 pm No sadly, this is as close as I can get it for now... Report this Post to the Staff
stratocaster Valued Member United Kingdom 240 Posts	Posted 08/22/2007 3:20 pm It might be a jetton of Conrad Laufer from Nurnberg 1637-1668 but I can't be sure. This is a job for Sap. Report this Post to the Staff
t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 08/22/2007 5:05 pm obverse: CHONRAT LAVFER IN NVRNE (German) CONRAD LAUFER of NURNBURG (English) I can't quite make out the reverse: ANFANG REDENKSENDT? The beginning of REDENKSENDT? Report this Post to the Staff
chrisild Pillar of the Community Germany 1238 Posts	Posted 08/22/2007 5:32 pm Probably ANFANG BEDENKS ENDT which means something like "at the beginning think of the end" ... Christian Report this Post to the Staff
Bonedigger Pillar of the Community United States 1267 Posts	Posted 08/22/2007 6:00 pm Received some information on another forum that it's a German Condor Token of some sort a "reckoning counter" dated around 1650. Whatever that is... Ben Report this Post to the Staff
chrisild Pillar of the Community Germany 1238 Posts	Posted 08/22/2007 6:16 pm Yep, that is what stratocaster wrote (see above). Here is a brief explanation in English ... http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/e...,_reche.aspx ... and here is a "visual" example in German of how people would calculate using such Rechenpfennigs: http://www.tinohempel.de/info/mathe/ries/ries.htm Christian Edited by chrisild 08/22/2007 6:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Bonedigger Pillar of the Community United States 1267 Posts	Posted 08/22/2007 6:18 pm Thanks, now THAT is interesting. :-) Ben Report this Post to the Staff
t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 08/22/2007 7:30 pm quote: "at the beginning think of the end" ... apparently the reverse legend is then a German proverb or wise saying meaning "start with a clear goal in mind" Report this Post to the Staff
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