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What *was* this? 1762 shilling?

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  • coachleonardcoachleonard Posts: 995 ✭
    This one looks to be a German States Schilling of 1762.
  • AskariAskari Posts: 3,713 ✭
    I agree. Got a pic of the other side?
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  • WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nope. This was a metal detected find. The obverse(?) is completely smooth. Guy found it on his own property in upstate NY. Kind of cool. Best I ever found on my own property was a barber quarter image
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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,529 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Just curious, where in upstate NY?

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,673 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Might have been lost by a Redcoat during the Revolution. A lot of them were German (Hessian) mercenaries.

    Very cool as a relic, even if it ain't very collectible as a coin. The story of the find makes it worthwhile.

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