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Britanny is not correct, but they used Britannia in that period
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This is why I love coins. These are all pieces of history, and yet they are attainable like no other man made objects are.
I would love to hear the stories they could tell. Who owned them? What were they used to buy?
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Since no one has yet posted a 1743, I am going to sneak this one in for a second look. This 1744 'Pillar Dollar' specimen has been deemed a coin of *questionable authenticity*. Am posting it for information value, and for direct comparison to the extraordinary example posted by jgenn on the previous page.. Feel free to point out any obvious evidence of fakery.   |
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Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg-Hannover -- 1743 1 pfenning:   (I was hoping not to have to post this one, but the thread must go on) |
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1743 rouble, Russian Empire, Krasniy mint, Moscow. Rarely do we know anything about previous owners but for this coin I was able to find some information about one owner, Antonin Prokop.  |
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Interesting article. I feel sorry for Prokop- he had his collection confiscated twice. At least it didn't get melted, though.
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mysilveryears, modern die transfer techniques can replicate the obverse and reverse designs. It's the edge that's harder to duplicate. You should post your 8 reales in the world forum with its weight, specific gravity and photos of the edge for the experts to review.
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10/19/2015 9:39 pm
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1742 French Ecu from Pau:  |
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This is why I love coins. These are all pieces of history, and yet they are attainable like no other man made objects are.
I would love to hear the stories they could tell. Who owned them? What were they used to buy? That is indeed why I love old coins. I have a lot indian rupees (1600-1800) with arabic writing. I have learned as lot about the country, rulers... by searching and asking a much as possible information. That is why I think that coin collecting is not a hobby, but a disease!  Edited by Petrus
10/20/2015 3:05 pm
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1742 HUNGARY MARIA THERESA THALER:  Size= ~41 mm; 0.875 silver.
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1742 ducaton, Dutch Republic, Overyssel. Clearly recovered from a shipwreck but I don't know which one. Any guesses? Maybe Hollandia?  Edited by jgenn
10/20/2015 9:44 pm
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Mexico -- 1741 1 real:   |
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Great Britain 1741 George II shilling:  |
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1741 thaler, Canton of Basel, Swiss Republic.  |
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1741 2 M.G. (mariengroschen) 1742/1 overstrike Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel Ruler: Charles I (1735-1780) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charl...nb%C3%BCttelobv: NUNQUAM RETRORSUM never backward FEIN SILB rev: D.G.DVX.BRUNSVIC.ET.LVNEBVRG dei gratia dux Brunsvicsensis et Lunebergis Zellerfeld mint mintmaster: IBH: Johann Benjamin Hecht 1739-1763 Reference: Welter 2758 The 1741 dies changed in 1742. Overstrikes happened frequently in this mintplace.  Edited by Petrus
10/21/2015 3:27 pm
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