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Anhalt-Dessau 2/3 thaler?

Rickc300Rickc300 Posts: 876 ✭✭
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So what's wrong with this picture? Other than I have no skills taking pics of coins image

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Edited to add second photo set...
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...

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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,586 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Dang! I hate that our school blocks Photobucket. image

    DPOTD-3
    'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'

    CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


    Don
  • 3Mark3Mark Posts: 593 ✭✭✭
    Slab says 20 mark, but it is a half taler. Should have added that they got the 20 mark from "XX eine feine mark" which means it's a half taler. X eine feine mark for a full taler.

    3Mark
    I'm traveling on memory and running out of fuel.
  • JimKJimK Posts: 605
    As far as I know, they didn't make any 20 Marks till the Kaiserreich era...
    Are you going to have them fix it?
    Jim
  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,586 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wrong German State. Isn't that an Anhalt-Bernberg?

    DPOTD-3
    'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'

    CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


    Don
  • JimKJimK Posts: 605
    I believe you're correct Don.
    Looks like a KM#72 2/3 Thaler from Anhalt-Bernburg to me...
    Jim
  • Rickc300Rickc300 Posts: 876 ✭✭
    We have winners! That is exactly what I was looking at! It's Anhalt Bernburg and while it is stamped as 20 ein feine mark it is actually a 2/3 thaler... So my next question is... Will NGC reholder it with the correct state and if so will they holder it as a 20 mark or 2/3 thaler? Will there be any cost to me for their mistake? (never done this before). I bought it sight unseen and am not real happy with the adjustment marks that carried over. The seller said it was an 1808 HS so I knew it wasn't what the slab said, but still paid a fair sum for the coin based on the NGC grade AU-58... I don't see it as an AU-58 because of the harsh adjustment marks that carried over to the minting process as well as slight wear on the high points. Don't get me wrong, it is a pretty coin but I don't think it deserves the grade (unless of course I'm selling it)! image

    Hey Larry, Where did you come across the XX mark for a half and X for a full thaler? I don't recall ever seeing that and would like to follow up on that for my own edification. I never thought about it before, and haven't looked yet, but wouldn't it seem X=1/3 XX=2/3 and XXX = a full thaler? Just thinking out loud...

    Thanks for the input guys! Let me know about the costs and your thoughts on how to proceed...

    Thanks,
    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

    image
    1836 Capped Liberty
    dime. My oldest US
    detecting find so far.
    I dig almost every
    signal I get for the most
    part. Go figure...
  • JimKJimK Posts: 605
    Rick,
    They should reholder it with the correct State and denomination. I believe you might have to pay reholder fees as you bought it like that though...
    I think it's a pretty coin too, and my guess is they liked the light toning and it looks to be pretty lustrous.
    Sweet looking coin and a nice addition to any collection.
    image
    Jim
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