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Valued Member
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Nothing fancy, but as a beginner collector, I am happy to have them in my collection. The first one is a 1680 Dutch (Overijssel) 6 Stuivers (KM#50). This coin measures 28mm. It is holed, but it was a prize I won from a "holed coin" contest. It is the largest hammered coin in my collection.   The second coin is a dated 1620 German State Brandenburg 3 Groscher (1/24 Thaler) minted under Georg Wilhelm. I know that these are very common, cheap coins that most hammered collectors do not like, but it is the oldest DATED coin that I have, so it has a very special place in my collection. It measures 18.5mm.   Thank you for taking the time to look at a couple of my coins. Doug |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Interesting coins, thanks for posting them.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice ones, Doug. Thanks for sharing.
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 United States
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it is the oldest DATED coin that I have Not too shabby--I hope that you will be able to contribute to the "a coin from each year" thread. Right now there are a couple that are already past this coin, but it wouldn't surprise me if @jbuck started a new one at some point. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Valued Member
 United States
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Thank you all for the kind words. I appreciate it. I am in hopes that I can contribute more and more, in as many ways that I am capable.
Doug
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United States
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Valued Member
Lithuania
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„The second coin is a dated 1620 German State Brandenburg 3 Groscher (1/24 Thaler) minted under Georg Wilhelm."
The date is 1626, not 1620. You can see „6" in right part of reverse. Also, the nominal is not 3, but 1.5 groat (Dreipölker in German, it means 3 half-groats) Regards!
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Valued Member
United States
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Thank you all for the posts and for the great information. It is very helpful for me in attributing my coins correctly.
Doug
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Way cool Doug!
I know next to nothing about really old coins, so I found your posted coins to be fascinating and fun to learn about.
Thanks for posting!
~ Mark
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