Maria Theresa dollars... any way to tell them apart?

spoon

I'm reading a book on Qatar right now, and all the monetary figures from the period before the oil boom are in Maria Theresa dollars (abbreviated MT$). This has (again!) renewed my interest in them. Though I've known for some time about their use throughout the mideast it's still curiously fascinating to hear about it. What a novelty!

My question for the experts here: Considering that these have been restruck for nearly 200 years, is there any way to differentiate them by mint? Also, are there any differences between the original 1780 Austrian issue and subsequent restrikes?

Any knowledge you can offer on the type, related to the above questions or not, would be appreciated.

CIVITAS

Here's a good start:

http://www.jdsworld.net/article/m_theresa_thalers.html

newsman

When I was in Saudi Arabia, I would sometimes see women wearing holed Maria Theresas as jewelry.

You could buy them all over the place too, but they were way overpriced. The Bedouin value system basically is old=expensive.

lordmarcovan

Nice link on the restrikes.

spoon

Excellent link! Thanks a million!


<< <i>You could buy them all over the place too, but they were way overpriced. The Bedouin value system basically is old=expensive. >>

So, basically, the Lightside rookie mentality towards the Dark in VG grades

ColinCMR

Thanks for thelink.

How many people have one of these restrikes in their collection?

topstuf

Aw PHOOEY! The circ in my icon COULD HAVE BEEN AN ORIGINAL.

Alas, it is not. But it's the only circ I ever had. About VG as a guess.

First the Israel proof and now the Maria Theresa. I'm gettin outta da darkside.

Preussen

<< <i>How many people have one of these restrikes in their collection? >>



I have one. I had the restrike link, too, but I never bothered to date mine. It has some nice toning, so it must be at least a few weeks old - Preussen

NeoNumismaniac

<< <i>Thanks for thelink.

How many people have one of these restrikes in their collection? >>



I have one...Must be one of the newer strikes because it looks UNC.

Neo...

Danegeld

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<< <i>How many people have one of these restrikes in their collection? >>



I have one. I had the restrike link, too, but I never bothered to date mine. It has some nice toning, so it must be at least a few weeks old - Preussen >>



Yeah, me too.

elverno

I have one from the London mint (1936-1961).

NeoNumismaniac

<< <i>I'm reading a book on Qatar right now, >>



Does your book show history of their coinage through present day? That sounds like it would be interesting reading! I've been to many countries in that area and found the people and history of the area fascinating!

Neo...

edited to correct spelling problems

spoon

So far it only mentions money in the form of throwaway statistics buttressing the larger arguments of oil and demographics or dramatizing the anecdotes. There was half a sentence offhandedly mentioning the Qatar-Dubai unified riyal and long descriptions of the economics of the pre-oil pearling industry and not much else. But interesting nonetheless. Anyway, I'm just starting it.

The title, for those interested, is The Creation of Qatar, by Rosemarie Said Zahlan, published in 1979. It draws heavily on the British Gov't of India's records for the Gulf region. I'll update here as I get farther along.

coinkat

great thread and contains helpful information. As a reminder, those that post here often don't need to be shy about awarding the rarely seen Darkside Post of The Day Award DPOTD Award. This thread wins the award, but perhaps for the first time, we are awarding a DPOTD award to those that asked the question and linked a helpful response... so SPOON and CIVITAS are big winners here... Congrats.

wybrit

How many people have one of these restrikes in their collection?

Even I, a Brit collector, have one of these.


Congrats to the DPOTD winners!

1960NYGiants

<< <i>Thanks for thelink.

How many people have one of these restrikes in their collection? >>



I've got two different restrikes, one is from the 1950's the other is much earlier.

Gene

wildjag

The ones I see at the shows are never graded and look unc, so I always view them as restrikes. Thanks for the link

ozzysdad

I've got 15 of the restrike's i bought a year or two ago, think i gave about 8 bucks each, I like the coin's and the story that goe's with them.

Yousri

<< <i>When I was in Saudi Arabia, I would sometimes see women wearing holed Maria Theresas as jewelry.

You could buy them all over the place too, but they were way overpriced. The Bedouin value system basically is old=expensive. >>

laserart

<< <i>Thanks for thelink.

How many people have one of these restrikes in their collection? >>


I have one.