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Cool "wild man" coin

This is a freaking awesome coin. I never had any idea these existed. I just thought it was so cool I wanted to share. I wonder what these are worth? No... I am NOT selling this coin.

wild man

zulan

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  • Although I find it to be most interesting.
    I cannot find it in Krause's World Coins book. Neither the obverse or reverse was found in the book.
    So unless someone knows where Krause has it in the book, I can only assume it is some sort of a medal or fantasy piece, or fake of some kind.
    It maybe isn't Austrian or Austrian related, but i didn't find anything close to it.
    Of course it could be a political insult piece from that period, as the "In Ricto Decus" seems to be a crude insult in Latin to me.
    Maybe someone who is better at Latin knows what the slang or phrase means.
    The 1709 date means very little if it isn't a real thing.
    During these periods something like that would probably get everyone associated with it, executed for insulting the king.
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  • I found the meaning of the latin phrase... it means "Honour in acting right".
  • farthingfarthing Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭
    A "wildman" thaler from the German state of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg-Hannover
    KM #39 - The ruler is George I
    R.I.P. Wayne, Brad
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  • 1960NYGiants1960NYGiants Posts: 3,442 ✭✭✭✭
    Krause 1st ed 18th century:

    German States: Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg-Hannover 1709 RB
    Davenport 2065, KM 35
    F $80, VF $150, XF $250, UNC $650

    Nice coin.

    Gene
    Gene

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    Member of Canadian Association of Token Collectors

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    Canadian coins and pre-confederation tokens
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  • nice snag, looks VFish.
    Terry

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wild, man! image

    Seen plenty, never owned one.

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  • Cool find.
    Way to go.
    Thanks for identifying it. I should have thought of the Gernman states myself.
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  • Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,267 ✭✭✭
    I'll be curious to see how much it sells for, the seller tx.unclaimed.property always seems to sell above retail.
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  • mrearlygoldmrearlygold Posts: 17,858 ✭✭✭
    Hmmmm, money orders and certified checks only. Shipping via "UPS" insured ground? I was under the impression that coins could NOT be shipped via UPS insured.

    Am I missing something here?

    Tomimage
  • Cool coin there.
    So many coins, so little money!
    Ebay name: bhil3
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