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1855 German States Brunsick Wolfen Buttel 3 1/2 Gulden Coin?

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 Posted 12/30/2009  01:43 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add ScarecrowGifts to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi everybody,

I just found this coin in my dad's collection. Can anyone give me some more info about it?

1855-German-States-Brunsick-Wolfen-Buttel-3-1/2-Gulden-Coin?
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Thanks,
Dan
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 Posted 12/30/2009  02:03 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Archraz to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
ScarecrowGifts- That is in fact an 1855 B Brunswisk-Wolfenbuttel 2 Thaler ( 3 1/2 Gulden) coin. These had a mintage of 620,000 and in VF (which is about the condition of your coin) the coin books for $90. I can't tell from the photo whether or not this coin has been cleaned, but if it has been, then it will certainly affect the value. One thing that I am certain of though is that you should probably change the holder. Since that holder is presumably PVC, you should get that coin into a nice non-PVC flip or 2X2.
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 Posted 12/30/2009  03:37 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sap to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
This coin may have been mounted at some stage - there's an odd distortion on the obverse rim beneath the B mintmark. This is not an unusual fate for old European coins, but it will reduce the value.
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Thanks Archraz. Now that I know it's not worthless, I'll definately get it in a new holder!
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