Poland/Duchy Of Warsaw 1811 5 Groszy Overstruck On Prussia 1/24 Thaler

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tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7952 Posts	Posted 05/30/2021 5:23 pm On some other threads it has been pointed out that overstrikes were sometimes not errors, but were an intentional practice to recycle/re-purpose coins. That is certainly the case with this coin, but I thought I would post it here anyhow. The Duchy of Warsaw was created in 1807 as part of a treaty between Napoleon and the defeated King of Prussia. Set up as a semi-autonomous state ruled by Duke Friedrich Augustus of Saxony, they coined various denominations in copper, billon and silver (1,3,5,10 groszy, thalers and fractions) between 1810 and 1815. The Warsaw 5 groszy coin was struck on old Prussian 1/24 thaler coins. I had hoped to see more vestiges of the earlier coin when I got the coin in hand, but they are faint (a bit more can be seen with the coi nilluminated at an angle). Also, the planchet seems none to happy with the additional strike Attached image compares my photos of the Warsaw coin with images of the 1783 Prussian coin I downloaded from the auction house from who I bought it. My arrows link up the details that can be seen Edited by tdziemia 05/30/2021 5:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34423 Posts	Posted 05/30/2021 5:46 pm Quote: intentional practice to recycle/re-purpose coins. Maybe also political (i.e. to remove references to the old regime)? Either way, that is a pretty cool cool @tdz! "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 Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 06/02/2021 05:38 am That reminds me that I have one somewhere. Overstrike coin has been my interest too My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
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