Unknown coin

[Coinsniffa]

Hey everyone,

Found this coin this past Sunday and I'm not sure what it is...Best guess it it's some sort of Russian or possibly Austro-Hungarian coin. Any help identifying would be appreciated, thanks and good luck out there.

 

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[be2019]

Cool find, I looked on the internet and it might be an Austria coin with a double eagle design. I couldn't find one with the 36, if that is what is in the middle circle. Its a great find.

 

[sutphin]

HEY NEW MEMBER WELCOME TO TNET .... NEVER SEEN THAT TYPE OF COIN NEEEET ....

 

[EccentricInTexas]

I think its an Austrian Thaler. Not sure if the 36 is a year or what the coin is worth. Really neat one and I think it may be an older coin. This site might help, my internets being difficult so I can load the page fully but there are a few that look similar to it on here. Legends and abbreviations of European coins of the 14-19th centuries | Money Museum

 

[hbeaton]

What you have is a 1709 2 Grote (1/36 thaler) coin made for/in the German free state of Bremen in Northern Germany. As Germany is a federated republic made of 16 states of which several are referred to as city states like the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (Bremen and Bremerhaven are both contained within). The name "Ioseph" refers most likely to Joseph I who was part of the Austrian Habsburg empire and was Holy Roman Emperor from 1705 until his death in 1711 and who unsuccessfully tried to claim the Spanish crown for the House of Habsburg.

Here is a pic of a front/back cleaner version

 

[Mackaydon]

711,000 were minted.
Worth about $10
Don....

 

[Coinsniffa]

Wow thanks for solving the mystery in providing such good info!

 

[Coinsniffa]

Thank you for the replies everyone, happy hunting out there!

 

[CRUSADER]

A US find? or Europe?

 

[qaela4]

Awesome coin, congrats and welcome to TNet. Let us know where you found it, at least the country..

 

[Jeff H]

Great find Sniffmeister. Pickings were slim but that is a nice score. Glad you got it ID'd. It cleaned up nicely! I was thinking at was a thin copper but it is a silver ?? That site is turning out to be a "League of Nations" site. It's given up German, Portuguese, English and early American coins.

 

[Coinsniffa]

A US find? or Europe?

Awesome coin, congrats and welcome to TNet. Let us know where you found it, at least the country..

The coin was found in MA, USA.

 

[Coinsniffa]

Great find Sniffmeister. Pickings were slim but that is a nice score. Glad you got it ID'd. It cleaned up nicely! I was thinking at was a thin copper but it is a silver ?? That site is turning out to be a "League of Nations" site. It's given up German, Portuguese, English and early American coins.

Thanks Jeff! Hope fully next time we'll get into a whole pile of goodies

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

nice old silver!

 

[gigispop7]

cool old coin.

 

[46Wheat]

What you have is a 1709 2 Grote (1/36 thaler) coin made for/in the German free state of Bremen in Northern Germany. As Germany is a federated republic made of 16 states of which several are referred to as city states like the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (Bremen and Bremerhaven are both contained within). The name "Ioseph" refers most likely to Joseph I who was part of the Austrian Habsburg empire and was Holy Roman Emperor from 1705 until his death in 1711 and who unsuccessfully tried to claim the Spanish crown for the House of Habsburg.

Here is a pic of a front/back cleaner version

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One of the things I love the most about this site is the history lessons that pop up from time to time . Thanks for all the cool info ......learned something new today

 

[hbeaton]

The power of a little research can many times add a little provenance with finds. Reading my own post, it sounds more like something out of the Antiques Roadshow where they give a lot of info when most folks just want to know...what's it worth?

Enjoy.

 

[Mackaydon]

hbeaten,
I agree.
Many members want to know 'What is it worth?" before they or anyone else has even identified the object !!
And in most cases the historic and educational value of the object is greater than the object itself--IMO.
Don.

 

[Coinsniffa]

nice old silver!

Not silver but thank you regardless! By the way the Clovis point you found is insane!!!