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United States
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Hi everyone, I just picked up this rather nice 1695 Thaler. I purchased it from a very reputable dealer. It is KM# 1275.3. I think that it is a North American Very Fine + (But not quite Extra Fine). It's 46mm, 27 grams, sounds of silver, looks quite authentic on the obverse, and the edges look good. And, honestly, I don't have any questions - I just wanted to show off my new Thaler.    |
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice! Thanks for showing!
Bill
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
8056 Posts |
Ugly man on a lovely coin.
Not an uncommon combination.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
3499 Posts |
BillSnyder & tdziemia - Thanks!
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Valued Member
United States
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nice coin; and your grade is spot on as well.
Coins from the 17th century are never something to sneer at :)
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Valued Member
United States
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I have to agree with cableguy815 on both thoughts. At 46mm, its a nice hefty piece of 320+ year old history
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Pillar of the Community
Austria
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I am sorry to be the party pooper again, but this coin does not seem legit to me.
Are you sure it is authentic?
Please do show some edge-pictures.
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United States
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coinworldtv- thanks for the input. But what in particular makes you suspect that this piece may be suspect? I'm just curious .
This coin is presently in my safe, but i'll b able to take some pics of the edges soon.
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Austria
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Well, I hope you do not have too many of that source in your safe, but this coin is a joke.
This is one of the most copied thalers of Leopold I, with time you get a feeling for it.
Just look at the edges and compare with a real coin then you will know.
People often buy forgeries like that for half of the price of an authentic coin and live in a pink bubble until they realize that they have thrown money in the garbage bin.
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10/25/2018 03:58 am
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Judging by the pictures I'm leaning more on coinworldtv's opinion.The coin looks more like a Chinese/Russian fake !
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Hong Kong
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Mine is 28.65 grams, 46.5-46.7mm, same year. @Archraz, your coins is okay to me except the weight of the coin. The edge of this coin is plain so can it give any clues for the authenticity? I don't know.
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United States
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I am not convinced. I don't immediately see anything in the OP coin that screams FAKE. I agree this coin's weight is on the lower side but that could be just because of truncation. To compare, the below sample auctioned off at Sincona weighed 27.8g  |
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Hong Kong
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  I don't see any problems to my coin. Please comment. 28.65gr, 46.5-46.7mm, somewhere bent in the central of the coin. Plain edge   |
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Pillar of the Community
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I am more confident it is genius.
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Austria
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@Archraz - This edge is WRONG, it is tooled.
What did you had in mind when you said "the edges look good"?
You probably have a copy!
You might want to reconsider also another of your statements: "...purchased it from a very reputable dealer".
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10/26/2018 07:43 am
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