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I have what I had presumed to be a Thaler, but I also think that it might just be some sort of provincial medal instead. Is this a collectible type of coin or something less ?   |
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Sorry about the reverse photo. I didn't realize that the dies were rotated nearly 180 degrees. Here's a straight up picture:  |
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KM# 360, 18.5200 grams at .900 silver, 1,700.000 mintage from the "Free State of Frankfurt am Main". Based on the amount of wear I'd grade it at EF-40, BV at @$50.
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Thanks much guys, this is exactly what I wanted to know. (Coin not medal).
I was unaware that European city states struck their own coins, so that is why I thought possibly a medal.
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I was unaware that European city states struck their own coins, so that is why I thought possibly a medal. Prior to 1871, what we now call "Germany" was in fact divided into dozens, even hundreds of tiny independent countries. Frankfurt was one of a dozen or so "free cities", originally under direct control of the Holy Roman Emperor. Even after German unification, the higher denomination coinage of the Empire (above 1 mark) continued to be struck in the name of the constituent countries, rather than in the name of Germany as a whole. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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I didn't realize that the dies were rotated nearly 180 degrees. Side note - in case you come across more non-US coins, you will find that very often. In fact, today's coins from most countries except the Americas are flipped like you turn a book page. Christian |
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Thanks very much Sap & chris. I love hearing that sort of stuff. Coins would not be nearly as interesting without bits of knowledge to accompany them. They would merely be 'wondrous'.
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