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Lil New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 10/07/2014 12:34 pm I inherited this coin which has been turned into a button. I'm curious about the mint signature beneath the image of M. Theresia. It is not the common S.F. that I've seen on-line. Can someone please identify it?. Thanks very much. Report this Post to the Staff

january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5180 Posts	Posted 10/07/2014 2:53 pm I highly suspect that this is no mint signature at all, but a logo of the company that produced this replica "thaler". (Doesn't help that the reverse legend is improbably crude either.) What the diameter is, by the way? Doesn't look like it's thaler size at all to me... real MTTs are larger than a silver dollar. Report this Post to the Staff
Lil New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 10/07/2014 3:21 pm Thanks. It's a little over 3cm or 1 3/16". Perhaps it's just an old button and was never a real coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Lil New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 10/07/2014 6:16 pm Hmm.. but if it was never a real coin and only a button, why would they strike both sides and not just the top? Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 10/08/2014 01:45 am It's not uncommon for buttons to have a design on both sides. This is a testament to that old-world craftsmanship. I believe they said it best on Antiques Roadshow... they took care with the unseen parts "because God sees all". Report this Post to the Staff
austrokiwi Pillar of the Community 2087 Posts	Posted 10/08/2014 03:41 am Interesting piece. I don't have one but I have seen other examples without the button loop. I have no idea where it was made or for what purpose. I do have Buttons that are made to look like MTT and although they are of a high standard of craftsmanship they have a plain button back. Report this Post to the Staff
wonghinghi Pillar of the Community Hong Kong 1270 Posts	Posted 10/08/2014 05:58 am Is it silver? If it is, this is probably not a button before it became to be. Report this Post to the Staff
Lil New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 10/09/2014 12:40 pm Thanks all. Numismat, I love the quote from Antiques Roadshow... "they took care with the unseen parts "because God sees all". I think this is silver, but not certain. It's a heavy metal and not magnetic. As january1may pointed out, the 'mint signature' may be a manufacturer's logo. But if anyone recognizes it as a mint (or even a manufacturer's) signature I'd love to know where it was made. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
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