GERMAN SILVER ~~~for the •• HoT•• WeeKenD

ambro51 · July 13, 2012 2:06PM

Copper always Copper....how 'bout some German Silver for the Weekend!

coinsarefun · July 13, 2012 2:21PM

mkman123 · July 13, 2012 2:57PM

wow those feuchtwangers are awesome!

bestmr · July 13, 2012 3:00PM

While I'm still hot, those look cool.

TomB · July 13, 2012 3:17PM

Here is a nice one, too-

crispy · July 13, 2012 3:21PM

Beautiful three-centers. I have yet to get either one, but would like to. I have a couple of the one-centers though, but nothing like that one. It is nice to see well struck examples of all three Feuchtwangers.

ambro51 · July 13, 2012 10:02PM

Yup the Three Cent Feuchtwangers are one of the ultimate dark horse esoteric coins. Overall these Feuchtwangers are amazing coins (tokens) and the beauty and quality of engraving always amazes me. This one is variety 4E and is ex QDB and was chosen by him to illustrate the Feuchtwanger Currency in "100 Greatest American Medals and Tokens"

ricko · July 14, 2012 7:01AM

Really nice ambro51... Cheers, RickO

ColonialCoinUnion · July 14, 2012 7:12AM

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Love it!

ambro51 · July 14, 2012 11:31AM

1837 R. E. Russell 12 1/2 Cent Feuchtwanger Issue Low 128 HT 309 R6 13-30 known

LanLord · July 14, 2012 12:11PM

Beauty!

Broadstruck · July 14, 2012 12:21PM

1837 R.E. Russell, HT-309 / Low-128, R-6.

Ex: Robert J. Hudson, M.D. collection.

ambro51 · July 14, 2012 1:28PM

'Tis a Beauty Broadstruck if ever you should come upon any nuggets of information please post it. I feel personally this was intended as a pattern, so few survive and it's so illogical, having a million silver pennies out there in 1837 and here's one worth 12.5X that..... Must have been one confusing coin.

ambro51 · July 14, 2012 1:29PM

1837 Feuchtwanger 3 Cent, Low-119 HT-265 R7+ ex. Q. David Bowers Collection

And, a little macro work....

66Tbird · July 14, 2012 1:42PM

Super dark side

ambro51 · July 14, 2012 1:57PM

Spectacular Piece!!

lasvegasteddy · July 14, 2012 3:52PM

excellent examples and pieces...everyone

Broadstruck · July 14, 2012 5:22PM

<< 'Tis a Beauty Broadstruck if ever you should come upon any nuggets of information please post it. I feel personally this was intended as a pattern, so few survive and it's so illogical, having a million silver pennies out there in 1837 and here's one worth 12.5X that..... Must have been one confusing coin. >>

Thanks ambro51, As Feuchtwanger advertised to strike store cards for other merchants...

I too feel this may have been a pattern and a small quantity was struck and it's possible that Mr. Russell rejected and aborted ordering others.

Also I was looking at the reverse of the Russell one morning and noticed possible trace remnants of the One Cent reverse design.

Kaz and I were tossing some thoughts around and a while back and came up with the following...

Lewis Feuchtwanger may have poorly ground down an existing 1c reverse die and re-cut it for the die for the 12 1/2c Russell.

You can see some similarities as the 1c die wasn't properly defaced.

I haven't had a chance to run this past QDB to get his thoughts.

NumisOxide · July 14, 2012 9:16PM

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<< 'Tis a Beauty Broadstruck if ever you should come upon any nuggets of information please post it. I feel personally this was intended as a pattern, so few survive and it's so illogical, having a million silver pennies out there in 1837 and here's one worth 12.5X that..... Must have been one confusing coin. >>

Thanks ambro51, As Feuchtwanger advertised to strike store cards for other merchants...

I too feel this may have been a pattern and a small quantity was struck and it's possible that Mr. Russell rejected and aborted ordering others.

Also I was looking at the reverse of the Russell one morning and noticed possible trace remnants of the One Cent reverse design.

Kaz and I were tossing some thoughts around and a while back and came up with the following...

Lewis Feuchtwanger may have poorly ground down an existing 1c reverse die and re-cut it for the die for the 12 1/2c Russell.

You can see some similarities as the 1c die wasn't properly defaced.

I haven't had a chance to run this past QDB to get his thoughts.

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Wow that would be something and sure would add to the cool factor!

ambro51 · July 14, 2012 9:52PM

That IS possible! I had wondered why there were misstamped devices but never thought along those lines. A GIF would help, www.gifninja.com. Obverse 6 must have been an incredibly well made die, several hundred thousand must have struck, they account for at least half of all the one cent pieces.

ambro51 · July 14, 2012 9:59PM

I picked this one up off ebay for fifteen bucks. The finest lowball Feuchtwanger I've seen, and problem free!
My theory on very worn Feuchtwangers is that they took on a second life passing as an old thin dime.

Aegis3 · July 16, 2012 11:19AM

Even though it's Monday.

NewEnglandRarities · July 16, 2012 1:00PM

<< 

<< 'Tis a Beauty Broadstruck if ever you should come upon any nuggets of information please post it. I feel personally this was intended as a pattern, so few survive and it's so illogical, having a million silver pennies out there in 1837 and here's one worth 12.5X that..... Must have been one confusing coin. >>

Thanks ambro51, As Feuchtwanger advertised to strike store cards for other merchants...

I too feel this may have been a pattern and a small quantity was struck and it's possible that Mr. Russell rejected and aborted ordering others.

Also I was looking at the reverse of the Russell one morning and noticed possible trace remnants of the One Cent reverse design.

Kaz and I were tossing some thoughts around and a while back and came up with the following...

Lewis Feuchtwanger may have poorly ground down an existing 1c reverse die and re-cut it for the die for the 12 1/2c Russell.

You can see some similarities as the 1c die wasn't properly defaced.

I haven't had a chance to run this past QDB to get his thoughts.

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That's a REALLY cool find Broadstruck! Thanks for posting this. I love hearing about stuff like this!

GERMAN SILVER ~~~for the •• HoT•• WeeKenD

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