Need Help Identifying If 3 Kreuzer Is Counterfeit

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OwlBuffs Valued Member United States 70 Posts	Posted 04/04/2025 5:53 pm Hi, I have a 1697 3 Kreuzer from the Principality of Transylvania. I haven't seen any with a 1697 date, only 1696 such as this one: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces176683.html I'm wondering if it could be a counterfeit? Report this Post to the Staff

realeswatcher Pillar of the Community United States 1962 Posts	Posted 04/04/2025 7:29 pm Hmmm, curious issue. From the surfaces - or just the left side of the obverse legend - that HAS to be cast. Curiously, though, a lot of the 1696s seem to come from awful dies, rusted/broken. Browse through some of these (the search caught a few unrelated pieces... scan through to see the pertinent examples): https://www.acsearch.info/search.ht...category=1-2 Report this Post to the Staff
OwlBuffs Valued Member United States 70 Posts	Posted 04/04/2025 9:03 pm I noticed that too and I thought it was due to the roller die process how it was made, since I've noticed this issue with other kreuzers. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7940 Posts	Posted 04/05/2025 2:09 pm Seems to be a known, though scarce year: https://www.numisbids.com/sale/4669/lot/?lot=394 Can you detect any curvature to your coin? That would help tie it to the roller mill pocess, and make a cast copy less likely. This is an example of what I'm talking about: Edited by tdziemia 04/05/2025 2:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff
OwlBuffs Valued Member United States 70 Posts	Posted 04/06/2025 9:43 pm Thanks! That link you sent is helpful as it is similar to my coin - the obverse legend is weirdly stretched. There is curvature on the left side of the coin (same area where the obverse legend / letters are stretched). It's like someone took a rolling pin to it and rolled it but didn't do it all the way. I couldn't get a great picture but you can see it from my pic above where half of the coin is slightly raised vs the other half. Report this Post to the Staff
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