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Valued Member
Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska)
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I know that is very hard to determinate genuinity only with the scans, especially where the fakes are better made, but, I also know that some fakes are easy to be identified (shapes of some letters etc.)... so, if someone is familiar, I will be glad to hear opinion about this one. Thank you very much in advance!   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am not with my coins at the moment so I can't check, but I see nothing that screams fake to me.
That being said, most of those Maria Theresa Thalers from 1780 are restrikes, they just use the same year 1780. Odds are it is a restrike, but I am no expert on these. Just quick with a keyboard.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
711 Posts |
Here is a link with pictures describing which ones are real 1780 dates and which ones are 1780 restrikes. http://www.theresia.name/en/svergleich.htmlNote, the restrikes are still officially / authorized government minting and are still made out of silver (90% coin silver I believe, but not 100% positive honestly) |
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 Australia
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The fineness of a Maria Theresa thaler is .833 fine.
We should perhaps clarify what you mean by "genuine". If you mean "a coin that was actually struck in 1780", then no, it is not.
If you are concerned about it being a base-metal counterfeit rather than a full-silver government-authorized restrike, then I think you do have something to be concerned about. The details look weak - particularly look at the large crown on the obverse. If that's just an artefact of the scanner, well and good, but if the coin is actually like that, then you do have cause for concern.
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
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Valued Member
 Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska)
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Thanks a lot, BuckeyeCoinGuy and Sap. I will need to spend some more time to observe it.
Have a nice weekend!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
711 Posts |
Edited by BuckeyeCoinGuy
04/06/2015 09:35 am
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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High points are very weak, the rest of the design seems to be OK. There is a (?) in my mind.
Needs to be weighed.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I concur with Sap although these aren't commonly faked. More data is needed - accurate measurements of its diameter and weight. Also pictures of the edge in several spots would be helpful. Edit: No sooner had I made my comment above than I stumbled across the following on ebay which I'm 99.9% sure is a counterfeit. So they do exist. See: http://www.ebay.com/itm/M-THERESIA-...em19fdfed703Colligo ergo sum
Edited by Lucky Cuss
04/06/2015 10:46 am
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I had a few of these. I think your ok. Normally the fakes have edge inscription that is totally unreadable and the profile is is more crude in appearance.
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New Member
Canada
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If you look at the Revers side of the coin you see written AUST. ,this coin is a older one ; and if you see written AVST. , this coins are Restrike ones.
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