airborne1092
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OK - Back with another question!
Same vendor that had the Trade Dollars, has also a dozen or so Maria Theresia Taler 1780 trade coins. One in particular (pictured), seems to have an rectangular over-stamp. What little research I've done online, I've only found one rectangular over-stamp from Java or Indonesia. The coin looks like it's either a fake (it is fairly heavy, more so than other cupro coins of about the same size) and it looks as if someone attempted to sand off the counter stamp - either again, to make it look like there WAS a counter-stamp (i.e. faked) or because someone with more knowledge said it was significant and could be sold like that. Lastly, I know these trade coins are 752/1000 Ag (or is it 833?) and the 'h' in Thaler was dropped at the 1901 minting (after or before?) Outside of that, I only with I would have gotten a picture of the reverse side for you all...
It's pretty exciting knowing this area I'm in currently is of historical significance. The Silk road is literally 300m from where I lay my head down every night to sleep. Of course, I temper this knowledge with the fact that over the past 10 years, tens of thousands of people have come before me, looking for the same thing!
Oh - right! Almost forgot to ask; Do these MTT trade coins, esp. this one that beat all to hell, have much worth outside of the value of the Ag content?
Thank you all in advance for your replies and; Be gentle good people, I know the daily dangers my pocket-book faces!
Same vendor that had the Trade Dollars, has also a dozen or so Maria Theresia Taler 1780 trade coins. One in particular (pictured), seems to have an rectangular over-stamp. What little research I've done online, I've only found one rectangular over-stamp from Java or Indonesia. The coin looks like it's either a fake (it is fairly heavy, more so than other cupro coins of about the same size) and it looks as if someone attempted to sand off the counter stamp - either again, to make it look like there WAS a counter-stamp (i.e. faked) or because someone with more knowledge said it was significant and could be sold like that. Lastly, I know these trade coins are 752/1000 Ag (or is it 833?) and the 'h' in Thaler was dropped at the 1901 minting (after or before?) Outside of that, I only with I would have gotten a picture of the reverse side for you all...
It's pretty exciting knowing this area I'm in currently is of historical significance. The Silk road is literally 300m from where I lay my head down every night to sleep. Of course, I temper this knowledge with the fact that over the past 10 years, tens of thousands of people have come before me, looking for the same thing!
Oh - right! Almost forgot to ask; Do these MTT trade coins, esp. this one that beat all to hell, have much worth outside of the value of the Ag content?
Thank you all in advance for your replies and; Be gentle good people, I know the daily dangers my pocket-book faces!
