wisewoody Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 Hi, I have joined the forum as I am after help with 2 coins that I inherited from my father. Although he was a keen collector and owned the Stanadard catalogues for coin collecting the 2 coins are not in the books. I have spent many hours on the net searching for info on the coins and so far this is what I have found. GERMAN STATES WURTTEMBURG 60 KREUZERS or 1 GULDEN One is date 1573 ans the other 157Z ( it is a Z) and could be MB#131 and MB#137 but I need some kind person with the Krause German coins 1501 to identify them or if possible send me a scan of the relevant pages ( can't afford the book myself) I hopefully have attached the pics of the coins and the other info is 1573 - approx 40mm Dia - 24 grams 157Z - approx 38mm dia - 25 grams. 1573 FRONT 1573 BACK 157Z FRONT 157Z Back Many thanks Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 Hello Jim and welcome to CoinPeople. Don't know anything about your coins except that they are quite beautiful. Hopefully someone will be along with some info for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 Out of my collecting field, they do look fabulous coins. I do know that in this time period it was quite common to use 'Z' in place of a 2, that is about the extent of my knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisewoody Posted September 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 Further info for my 2 coins. Never noticed before but written on the edge of both coins is :- wurtt landessparkasse 1000 Web search reveals a SAVINGS BANK in STUTTGART that has gone, so why would there be their name on the edge? Also COINQUEST.COM reckon that they are possibly commercially made copies? So I still don't know if they are genuine or not? Any help?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoinCzar Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 Hello Wise Woody; Your coins are fascinating! I hope someone will be able to help you to identify them. Coins that old are not my specialty, although I wouldn't mind owning several! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 The edge marking would indicate they are modern copies, likely sold for their silver value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Never noticed before but written on the edge of both coins is :- wurtt landessparkasse 1000 Web search reveals a SAVINGS BANK in STUTTGART that has gone, so why would there be their name on the edge? 1000 refers to them being made of fine silver, and the name of the bank suggests that they were the ones who ordered these made, perhaps as gifts to customers opening new accounts, or for some other promotional activity. That 1000% confirms that these are not genuine original pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Banks in Germany sold (probably still sell) bullion coins and medals as part of their services. For example, I bought this silver medal in 1969 while living in Germany as an exchange student: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Banks in Germany sold (probably still sell) bullion coins and medals as part of their services. For example, I bought this silver medal in 1969 while living in Germany as an exchange student: Very interesting - I was not aware of that! Here, there's only one bank that carries bullion, and only in the form of maples (and they're only stocked at HQ so you need to order ahead of time and wait) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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