Can Anyone Help Identify This? | Mainz 4 Pfennig

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gabbatemarco New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 06/14/2008 10:50 pm Hi, I've had this coin for a while now, but have had no luck so far finding out what it is or where and when it's from. If anybody has any information, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advanced. Image: Coin1.jpg 40.27 KB Image: Coin2.jpg 33.76 KB Edited by Sap 06/16/2008 02:59 am Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16809 Posts	Posted 06/14/2008 11:44 pm It's in pretty bad shape, but I can tell from the symbol on the coat of arms (a wheel) that it's from the Archbishopric of Mainz, a German ecclesiastical state back in the 1700's. Here's an example of a similar coin on CoinArchives. Unfortunately, all I can make out on the reverse is the "PF" from "PFENNIG(E)". If you can tell us the diameter, we might be able to confirm what the denomination of yours is - Mainz issued 1, 2, 3 and 4 pfennig coins, all with similar designs. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
gabbatemarco New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 06/14/2008 11:51 pm Thanks a lot. It is one inch in diameter. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16809 Posts	Posted 06/15/2008 12:47 am An inch sounds right for one of the 4 pfennigs, like I linked to above. According top the catalogue, 1766 is the only year of mintage of this particular type. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
gabbatemarco New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 06/15/2008 09:36 am Thanks for all your help. Report this Post to the Staff
stratocaster Valued Member United Kingdom 240 Posts	Posted 06/15/2008 1:25 pm Is it an overstrike? I can see a circle on the reverse. Could it be the wheel on the obverse? Report this Post to the Staff
gabbatemarco New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 06/15/2008 8:51 pm No, I don't think it is, the picture just makes it look that way. Report this Post to the Staff
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