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Baptismal Thaler?

Rickc300Rickc300 Posts: 876 ✭✭
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This is listed on eBay and I would like to know what the heck it is. Item number 8337414644
Thanks,
Rick
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  • spoonspoon Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭
    Corrected link

    Definitely interesting. But we'll have to wait for a more expert opinion on it than mine.

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  • coinpicturescoinpictures Posts: 5,345 ✭✭✭
    Meow! Love the design... (no clue about the coin or it's value, but attractive nonetheless).

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  • AuldFartteAuldFartte Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭✭
    Rick, I have no idea what it is, but it's sure image

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  • CIVITASCIVITAS Posts: 2,256 ✭✭✭
    It's a medallic thaler made at the Zellerfeldt mint in Harz. The original type was first coined in the 1620s I believe to celebrate the baptism of one of the German ruler's daughters. These issues were struck in Harz from late 1600s (I think) to mid 1700s (if not later). I've heard they were supposedly used to pay the mintworkers there, but I have no reputable source for that.

    Here's one we sold a while back:

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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    These types of coins (baptismal-related Thalers) are a type I'd love to collect, given the funds. Unfortunately, they're way out of my reach at the moment.

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