1727 German Hamburg 2 Schillings

illini420

I mostly collect U.S. coins but every now and then I pick up some non-U.S. coins that interest me. I was at a local coin shop's bid board last week and saw this coin and thought it looked neat. Thought it looked to be in nice condition for a nearly 300 year old coin and also thought having "Hamburger" written on a coin was fun It's a very thin coin and has a reeded edge.

Bidding started at $1 on the coin and I had to compete with another guy who really wanted it, but luckily I was the last one to get a bid in before bidding was halted and I got it for $6. Seemed like a good deal and I figured there wasn't too much down side risk. I don't know too much about it but I think I found it in a really old Krause guide I have KM #161? Seems like they value it for a lot more than $6, but then again, it's an old guide so I don't know.

JCMhouston

Those ar an attractive design, Krause shows $12 in VG, and jumps up to $30 in F.

lordmarcovan

There's a six-dollar hamburger that won't give you indigestion or leave grease stains on your shirt.

WillieBoyd2

I have a couple of old Hamburger coins:


Hamburg 1 Schilling 1763 (18mm 0.97gm)


Hamburg 4 Schillings 1728 (23mm 2.68gm)

illini420

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Nice Hamburgers WillieBoyd2

BillyKingsley

$6? I'm jealous! I paid $20 for this one last year.