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1682 taler from Salzburg (warning: big pics)

worldcoinguyworldcoinguy Posts: 3,019 ✭✭✭✭
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This is why I love the darkside - take a look at the detail on this on this taler. It is from Salzburg in Austria in 1682, and was a 1 year type commemorating the 1100 Year of the Bishopric. The first image is a picture from the dealer. The 2nd is from my scanner since my camera is frustrating the daylights out of me right now.

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Sorry for the big pics.
Brent

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  • AethelredAethelred Posts: 9,288 ✭✭✭
    That is a great looking coin!
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  • nicholasz219nicholasz219 Posts: 1,386 ✭✭✭
    That is a sharp coin!

    Be nice to see what kind of pictures you can get with your camera instead of your scanner.

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  • UdoUdo Posts: 984 ✭✭
    image Great coin image
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  • LynchLynch Posts: 299
    What a wonderful example of the Baroque style in coinage.

    This is a real treasure.

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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    Gotta love those big commemorative Thalers.

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    PS: What was the technique used to mint this coin?
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  • wildjagwildjag Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭
    Fantastic image
  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,429 ✭✭✭✭✭
    17th century Austrian coins caught my eye too... no world collection is complete without some. Very nice example.

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  • worldcoinguyworldcoinguy Posts: 3,019 ✭✭✭✭
    Thanks fo the nice words!

    1jester - I am sadly ignorant in the history of coin minting, but it is an area which is intriguing me more and more. My next purchase is a coin minting book that I saw at my local coin shop. It looks like a great book covering the history of coin production, with deep detail into the techniques. I can't recall the name of it off the top of my head, so I will have to make that a future post on the forum.

    Brent
  • JamminJJamminJ Posts: 1,413 ✭✭✭
    Most of those are made with roller dies.

    Very nice coin, I've had one of that type on my list for a while but haven't come across one in the "buy" area of the nice vs. cheap curve.
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