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JamminJ - Holy Roman Emperor Thalers

The Holy Roman Empire is something that most of us recall just vaguely from high school history classes and have probably thought little about since. This collector, however, has immersed himself in the impressive silver thalers (alternately, talers) that were the ancestors of our silver dollar. He has set himself a worthy goal of acquiring an example of each emperor whose portrait was featured on one of these large silver pieces.

Though the collection is still incomplete, what is there is most appealing. Each coin is quite attractive, some having awesome toning. A particularly nice touch is the inclusion of a contemporary portrait of each emperor with the illustration of the coin itself. Check out the original Maria Theresa thaler, a coin most of us know only in the form of common restrikes.

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  • laurentyvanlaurentyvan Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭
    What a splendid achievement-great looking coins!

    I'm not sure I would have looked for less from JamminJ.image
    One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics
    is that you end up being governed by inferiors. – Plato
  • Rickc300Rickc300 Posts: 876 ✭✭
    Wowsers! Those are great!!! image May I have one? PLEASE? Pretty please? Sugar on top? With a cherry? And a chocolate fudge brownie for a plate? PLEEEEAAASSSSSSSSSSSSEEEE! Can I huh? huh? huh? pretty please?
    Darn, I really didn't think so. Great group! I am green with envy.

    Sigh, At least I asked...

    Rick
    Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Freedom is a well armed lamb contesting that vote. Benjamin Franklin - 1779

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    1836 Capped Liberty
    dime. My oldest US
    detecting find so far.
    I dig almost every
    signal I get for the most
    part. Go figure...
  • MSD61MSD61 Posts: 3,382 ✭
    What a great achievement! Wow!
    Omnicoin
  • AuldFartteAuldFartte Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭✭
    Holy image Awesome set!!! image
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    My OmniCoin Collection
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    Tom, formerly in Albuquerque, NM.
  • PreussenPreussen Posts: 2,307 ✭✭✭
    Very cool set image. - Preussen
    "Illegitimis non carborundum" -General Joseph Stilwell. See my auctions
  • 3Mark3Mark Posts: 593 ✭✭✭
    James:

    Congrats on your set and I know it will take you a lot of time, money and energy to complete.3Mark
    I'm traveling on memory and running out of fuel.
  • CIVITASCIVITAS Posts: 2,256 ✭✭✭
    Nice set with some very nice coins. The Holy Roman Emperors sure were a fugly bunch though. Yeesh.....
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    Josh Moran

    CIVITAS Galleries, Ltd.
  • shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭
    Uber-groovy! JamminJ claims it's the inclusion of portraits of the emperors that garnered the winning nod from the NGC judges, but I still think it's the jawline of the Hapsburgs that won him the prize.
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    Obscurum per obscurius
  • oldshepoldshep Posts: 3,240 ✭
    What can I add but my congrats!!!! and another chance to see some of the great JJ photos!
    Shep
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  • JamminJJamminJ Posts: 1,413 ✭✭✭
    Thanks everyone!
    That is my all time favorite set. Who knows how I'll get a Maximillian!

    I wonder where my Charles V and Leopold I went?
  • UdoUdo Posts: 984 ✭✭
    image Congrats, James!
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  • JamminJJamminJ Posts: 1,413 ✭✭✭
    Here's a link with the missing two coins. They must have cached an older version for their site.
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