How is everyone?

JCMhouston · September 11, 2017 3:38PM

I've been away for a while, started a new business which keeps me off the streets in my semi-retirement, and took the opportunity to try to gain a little more focus on collecting. Over the past few months I have sold off many of the minors and modern (post 1799) stuff, and finally did a little buying this week. Now to see if I can get the new linking technology to work.

1546 Stolberg (German States) Taler

JCMhouston · September 11, 2017 3:44PM

And also a 1559 Lubeck Taler, these were typically very crudely made, but I like them.

harasha · September 11, 2017 4:02PM

I see that the Stolberg taler lacks a stag. Would this be a different Stolberg other than the one in Saxony? Perhaps the one in Rhineland?

JCMhouston · September 11, 2017 4:20PM

It still has a stag harasha, upper left quadrant of the obverse shield, it's for Stolberg Konigstein Rochefort.

7Jaguars · September 11, 2017 5:24PM

Hi Jeff
Great to have you back. Yay coins!!!

RMW · September 11, 2017 5:58PM

Lovely coins.

worldcoinguy · September 11, 2017 8:00PM

Ooo la la - some very nice taler eye candy. I like the crude early strikes. The Stolberg in particular is quite an exquisite piece. Good to see you back in the saddle. BTW - aren't you on the south end of TX? Things ok with you after the storm?

EVillageProwler · September 11, 2017 8:19PM

Welcome back, JCM, and nice talers. Both were on my watch list but I opted out saving my ammo for others (you've seen one already, and I suspect more to come soon).

After you receive them, please update us with an in-hand assessment.

JCMhouston · September 12, 2017 6:55AM

Thanks guys, we are in Houston but live on the far NW side of town. We were trapped in our neighborhood for 4-5 days but our house stayed high and dry. I also have a whole house standby generator so didn't have to worry about power.

asheland · September 12, 2017 8:14AM

Nice coins. Glad you're ok in Texas.

marcmoish · September 12, 2017 9:58AM

Glad you good....

JCMhouston · September 12, 2017 1:02PM

Well the lots from Fridays sale arrived today, and pleasantly surprised. As you can see in the image of the Lubeck above it is struck on quite a crude planchet with quite a few stress cracks from striking, but for the issue it's very well struck and appears darker but with more contrast in hand than the images show. The Stolberg looks just like the image, a nice piece for the date.

neildrobertson · September 13, 2017 6:19AM

Looking good JCM

silverpop · September 13, 2017 7:02AM

nice coins

How is everyone?

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