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I read once that kings were expected to have a big schnoz. I'm not sure why, maybe something along the line of big feet, big ... 1794 ½ Penny Token D&H 31 Suffolk, Haverhill - Details - 29mm

1791 Louis XVI, France. Hennin 239 - 24mm - Details I collected this because it was clearly a different obverse die from my other examples of H. 239. In fact all three of mine use the same reverse and three different obverse:

1791 Louis XVI, France Hennin 245 - 24mm - Details I bought this thinking it might have been a die variant but once I had it in hand it was clearly a worn version of this:

1807 3 Kreuzer, Bavaria. 18mm - Details Not a great example but you don't see these show up that often in the States.

Thanks! 1810 Marriage of Napoleon I and Marie Louise, France 15mm - Details Quite common as silver Napoleonic medals go.

I particularly like tiny coins and medals. 1863 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Leipzig, German States 27mm - Details Made from cannonballs picked up on the battlefield.

Hehe. Lost track of my own thread... 1793 4 Denari, Genoan Republic. 17.5mm - Details

Oh, tres very cool.

I agree, nice jeton. And you could catch a whale with a hook the size of that nose!

1820 Death of King George III, Great Britain. BHM 996 - 25mm - Details RRRR Not nearly as clear as Bill's examples but the only one I've got.

Beauties!

This one is the wordiest I own... By the way I'm moving this weekend so the link might not work for a few days.

Beauties! I particularly like the one from Nancy; a tough city to collect *anything* from...

Looks just like British Historical Medals #3 (the Pingo medal). Any differences could just be wear on the dies or a different obverse die. BHM #3's note says: "Some specimens occur in brass or very light bronze; these are much rarer than the examples in dark bronze. There are also variations with grained edge and without the engraver's name on the reverse..." The wording would seem to indicate multiple dies.

Keep me on the list. But check with me because I'm planing to move to Washington State. Hope she likes tulips...

Wonderful set! Congrats on completing it.

Don't think I've ever lost anything significant. I've misplaced things for a few years but they have always showed up. I didn't take out a loan once when an authenticated box of medals carried by Napoleon on the battlefield of Waterloo was offered to me for $2500 by Superior here in LA. Never did find out who got it but it had been looted from Nap's carriage after the battle and passed down through an English family. Sigh...

Some nice insights though. The date is when his father died and Frederick William III (Friedrich Wilhelm III) became king. I've always loved Loos' work and try to pick up everything by him I can. Unfortunately I don't have a specific reference, besides Forrer, for his body of work. In fact Forrer actually refers to this medal as The Death of Frederick William II, though I think it perhaps has more to do with the son.

Frankly the German made limited sense to me. AltaVista translates it as "ONLY I WANT YOU TO CONTACTORS WITH THIS ME PREPARATION". Given the symbols I took it to mean that the new king was asking all the people of Prussia to assist him in his new efforts. That was totally a guess of course since that translation is somewhat nonsensical in English.

1797 Frederick William III ascends the throne of Prussia 41mm Link One of Loos' masterpieces in my opinion.

1802 1 Pfenning, Lippe-Detmold 20mm Link An upgrade.

nice Morgans!

1796 40 Reis, Brazil 41mm Link The undated counterstamp on the obverse is from the 1809 revaluation of Portuguese money, particularly Brazilian. In this case the coin was changed from 40 to 80 reis. Notice the old collector's ink inventory number on the obverse.

1805 1/12 Skilling, Sweden 20mm Link Harshly cleaned.

1794 12 Heller, Aachen Link It appears to be an overstrike.