Very worn copper

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glorkar
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Posted: 8 Tem 2013, 15:46 #
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Picked this up for a few cents.  I know it's worn and isn't worth a lot, but I'm still very curious if anyone can figure out what coin it was.
Diameter: 25mm
Thickness: 1mm
Non-magnetic
Copper Color
Weight unknown
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sujit_kumar Catalogue referee
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Posted: 8 Tem 2013, 16:09 #
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Looks like Dutch logo but I am not sure.
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glorkar
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Posted: 8 Tem 2013, 16:14 #
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That's what I thought too, but I can't find any examples that have such a narrow base on the crown.  And the reverse of the coin is worn to the point of being blank.
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niskij
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Posted: 8 Tem 2013, 16:34 #
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hi

it looks like one of these coins
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces15607.html
ZacUK Numista team
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Posted: 8 Tem 2013, 19:41 #
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Not that coin - it is 20mm and the member has a 25mm coin. Right area of the world though, as I can see LER on the right of the coin so is probably THALER on it.  :)

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces15447.html
 Maybe that one (24mm) - the crown on it has a narrow base, and has the same small cross on top of crown. Also the LER is positioned in the same place.
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bbybugs Catalogue referee
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Posted: 8 Tem 2013, 20:01 #
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It seems to be.... "German states - Prussia 4 Pfenninge - Friedrich Wilhelm III"?

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces15656.html
ZacUK Numista team
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Posted: 8 Tem 2013, 20:04 #
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  I agree - I thought earlier that the image on the shield had what looked like a leg on the lower left !
That coin would have been next on my list to look at - there were 15 results in my search ...
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/index.php?r=crown+shield&c=&cc=y&cn=y&cj=y&ce=y&cu=y&cat=y&mode=avance&p=1&e=&d=&km=&i=Thaler&v=&m=&a=&t=24-26&dg=&w=&g=

 Here they are side by side - looks about right to me.
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glorkar
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Posted: 8 Tem 2013, 23:37 #
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Good job!  Thanks guys.
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torontokuba
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Posted: 9 Tem 2013, 00:54 #
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Quote: glorkar... what coin it was.
Very appropriate wording. :)

I noticed that the guys already found the correct coin, but man, was this ever my first instinct...

http://www.depl.pl/monety/tr1831.jpg
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