Here's the coin:



I bought this off a bidboard a while back but under better light it's clearly been lightly cleaned. However, it's mint state and pretty darn presentable. Just post to enter and I'll pick a winner when the replies tail off.

Beautiful coin. I'm in.

I have a Baden kreuzer, but not this one! This commemorate the victory over France, and definitely it will a good addition to my german coppers collection. Beautiful colour!

Neat! First time I've seen a pic of one!

Very nice coin. I'm in

Very nice! Please enter me.

That piece should definitely have a home close to its original home. Count me in please.

Christian

Wer zuerst kommt malt zuerst

Just wanted to say Christian that I was faster than him...

Wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten.
(Have I mentioned lately that I would like to be entered?)

Christian

I like it....

Me too.

Thanks for the contest.

Very nice German piece. Please enter me in the drawing. I would love to have in in addition to my other German pieces!

Lovely coin! Add my name please!

Throw my name in please!!

ooops hit the button again

I wouldn't mind getting my hands on that

I'd like to be entered.

Bitte

That is a shocker

Thanks for the shocking giveaway

I'm in!Thanks for the giveaway!

Me too!

Danke

A must for my German collection. Count me in please.

hey

I am in

Im in.... Vote for Superbeast. Vote for Superbeast. Vote for superbeast..... lol....

I would like to be "in"

-Bobby

My hats in

Count me in!

Happy Halloween!

JamminJ,this is a very hard to find commemorative Badenese 1 Kreuzer.I'd be more than interested in it.

Aidan.

Looks like we're slowing down so we'll pick a winner on Friday evening.

Wow, that's one nice little coin! Count me in please.

please put my name in

And the winner is...

Burks

Congratulations! Please PM my your address and I'll get it right out.

Congrats Burks!

And thanks for the chance, JJ

Whoa sweet!

Thanks a bunch JamminJ! I need to go play the lotto now.

congrats burks!!!

Congrat to Burks.

Thanks to JJ for the nice contest.

I've heard from the winner and out it will go!

Here's a bit of backgound on how the contest save the coin from an awful fate. I buy/slab/sell lots and lots of world coins. I put the ones that don't look like they are woth slabbing go into one of the cardboard boxes NGC returns coins in. After enough build up, they go on bidcards or off to ebay in lots. However, this coin got stuck in the bottom of the box and overlooked until time came to bust up and toss the excess boxes. Since it came so close to being accidentally thrown away, why not pass it on to someone who can provide the appreciation I was unable to.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it - thanks to all who particiapated!

Thanks for the contest! Congrats Burks!

Way to go, Burks! Nice contest, JamminJ!

Neat story JamminJ.

It will be greatly appreciated as the design and colors are really appealing. Whether it has been cleaned or not doesn't bother me. Doesn't change it's beauty.

Have any luck with NGC as of late? Heard some people have been less than pleased with the world coin grades.

NGC has been wildly inconsistent as of late. Generally my coin submissions have been coming back in one of two states:
Reasonable albeit somewhat more conservative as compared with a year ago.
Extremely harshly graded.

My last invoice with harsh grades had 11 of 14 upgrade upon resubmission (kept them in the slabs) with several by two or three points. I think they are breaking in a new grader.

They actually inspired my to try ICG. With them the grades were OK (maybe a point high on average) but they all just died on resale. I'll get creamed by PCGS next.