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German City-view Thalers

Dennis88Dennis88 Posts: 5,797 ✭✭✭
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Anybody have more info on these? Is Davenport the main reference work or are there any others? Are they popular in the US?

I just discovered the 1863 Frankfurt Thaler. Love it!

Dennis
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  • ZoharZohar Posts: 6,668 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Here is one of Charles VII, 800 minted.

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    Habsburg Talers
  • LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭
    Me likey the sun triangle. image
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  • EVillageProwlerEVillageProwler Posts: 5,856 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Me likey the sun triangle. image >>



    I used to chase after every high grade piece depicting the Tetragrammaton.

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  • ZoharZohar Posts: 6,668 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I used to chase after every high grade piece depicting the Tetragrammaton. >>



    Tetragrammaton =


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  • LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭
    EVP, what's the oldest one you found? image
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  • ZoharZohar Posts: 6,668 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Here are a few more. The beauty of it is that the views have remained intact hundreds of years later in spite of the wars etc. - see thread and below - A Day in Regensburg

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  • EVillageProwlerEVillageProwler Posts: 5,856 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Zohar - did I forget my anti-senility pills today? image



    << <i>EVP, what's the oldest one you found? image >>



    No friggin' idea. I never kept track, and in fact didn't keep at it for long. Moreover, given Zohar's feedback, maybe it's for the better that I stopped. image

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  • ZoharZohar Posts: 6,668 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Oops - apologies for being a thread hijacker! Really sorry image
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  • worldcoinguyworldcoinguy Posts: 3,026 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It was a set of city view talers that cacheman posted years ago that pulled me into investigating the taler world in more detail. It was a slippery slope from there. The Krause catalog - mainly the 1701 to 1800 version - offered the background I needed. Regensburg had the highest concentration if I am not mistaken.
  • LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭
    They are gorgeous. The only reason I'm not a taler collector is because I'm intimidated by the scope.
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  • worldcoinguyworldcoinguy Posts: 3,026 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>image >>



    There is something odd about that Charles VII portrait ..... perhaps its just the proportions in relation to other talers. The portrait makes the planchett look smaller.
  • ZoharZohar Posts: 6,668 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This is how they come...

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  • worldcoinguyworldcoinguy Posts: 3,026 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wasn't doubting the authenticity in the least - just commenting on the subtle and distinctive design. Its a beauty.
  • LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭
    I know what you mean. Compared to the others, his head is larger and takes up more of the area. The fields are smaller so it gives the sense of a smaller coin. Maybe he had a big head image
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  • marcmoishmarcmoish Posts: 6,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Its a rather fantastic area to get into but beware as it gets expensive in solid grades -

    Dennis drool on image
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