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Lowball 1740 British halfpenny:  |
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 United States
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Here is a 3 Kreuzer from the German Duchy of Bavaria dated 1740 AD:   "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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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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A 1739M JF 1 Real from Spain (Madrid mint) Phillip V, nice original circulated coin   Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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United Kingdom
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1739 British farthing:  |
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Netherlands
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1739 City of Utrecht (The Netherlands) duit in silver with oblique milling.Regular issue is in copper and has a blank edge. These silver strikes were used as new year presents, examples in gold exist as well.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That silver duit is a beautiful coin.
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United States
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Yikes that Duit is in amazing condition @eligius! Here is a Grosso from the Vatican dated 1739 AD:   "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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Pillar of the Community
United States
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1739 -- Kingdom of Great Britain, 1/2 penny:   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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1739 -- City of Hamm, 3 pfennig:   |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Indeed that duit is amazing, the Papal grosso also nice, and I have learned of yet another German sity-state I'd never heard of (Hamm), which explains where the founder of that famous Minnesota brewery came from.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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1738 -- City of St Gall, 3 kreuzer:   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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1738 -- Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg, 4 schilling:   |
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Some really interesting coins now!
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United States
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Here is a 1 Schilling from Hamburg dated 1738 AD:   "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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Bedrock of the Community
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1737 - lowball British shilling:  |
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