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1795 3 Kreuzer, Wurzburg

Death of Bishop Franz Ludwig

 

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These little 3 kreuzer pieces were issued throughout the 18th century when the Bishops passed away.

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Nice piece. Elegant design.

 

Thanks, I like pieces like this one. Cornwallis is particularly interesting to me because of his disaster at Yorktown and then later showing up as a diplomat.

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Nice :ninja:

 

Thanks. Weird color though isn't it? At first I thought it might be a copper counterfeit but the weight's correct. Almost like it lived part of its life in a cigar smoker's collection... ;)

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Thanks. Weird color though isn't it? At first I thought it might be a copper counterfeit but the weight's correct. Almost like it lived part of its life in a cigar smoker's collection... :ninja:

 

From what I've read a lot of "strange" colors come about because the metal used in the planchetts wasn't produced to exacting standards and so there are contaminents present to start.

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1811 1 Penny token, Great Britain

 

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Like the 1797 cartwheels these private penny tokens weighed in at an ounce of copper. They're really too heavy to carry more than a few in your pockets, at least without pulling your pants down.

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