Question about 1/3 & 2/3 thalers.

MrBreeze

I have a group of 1/3 and 2/3 Thalers that were in a large group of coins, both copper and silver. They seem to have been together for a while. My question is two-fold. Have you ever seen older silver coins (1680's through early 1770's) develop a look of old copper? Meaning, they look like old copper coins with some resemblance to silver coins. I ask because I don't normally collect old Thalers and haven't got the feel for what a typical example looks like in hand. The second part of my question is, were 1/3 & 2/3 Thalers heavily counterfeited in their day? I do not think these are anything but genuine, but the color just seems weird to me on a few. Again, I am the furthest from an expert as you could get on this.

worldcoinguy

I would love to see a picture.....you make it sound like a treasure hoard. I can't speak specifically to the copper hue of the coins, but environmental damage can come in several flavors. Maybe forum members can examine pictures and offer some perspectives.

Steve27

I've seen cleaned/retoned silver coins take on a copper look, but it was still obvious they were silver. Pics?