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I have found that many volumes of Davenport are available on Amazon. Some are reasonable and some are expensive. So I've reordered some more volumes. I've also found the Wikipedia article on "Thaler" to be a really good overview and a good place to get started if you're interested in the series. John

Thanks Chris, I will look for those. I can read some German, maybe this will motivate me to learn more. Unfortunately, the vendor just cancelled my 3 book Davenport order because they moved and their books are all disorganized... John

Hi Donna, I have one of the Davenport series: European Crowns 1700-1800. It is a great reference book but not something you would read cover to cover. He provides a brief narrative of the history of each of the countries and some information about the various people illustrated on the coins. I have three more of the series on order. I also have the Krause world coin series books, which are also good reference books. John

I am not good at posting from my phone... 😁

Hello world coin collectors. I am starting to get more serious about collecting world coins, especially larger European silver coins from 1450-1800. I like artistic, animals, city views and historical themes. What are some good, entertaining books to go with that area? They don't need to be coin books specifically. Thanks, John AUSTRIA, ERZHERZOG LEOPOLD AR TALER Davenport 3338b, Very Fine, 42.3mm, 28.43 grams, 1632, Hall mint

Looks like a cast and not struck. Look how mushy the lettering is. Maybe that is due to impact damage?

Great thread, very interesting. Wish I had some relevant coins to share. John

Wow, that is a beauty. I really like this type, but don't have one. John

Bake it in the oven at 200° for an hour. Then store it in an airtight container like a Ziploc bag with a desiccator bag in it. Otherwise it is likely to keep coming back until your whole coin is destroyed. You can bake your desiccator bag at the same time as the coin. The best ones have a little color indicator that shows when they are saturated. You can also buy very cheap digital hygrometers on Amazon for a few dollars. I bought a set of 20 of them and keep them in each of my air tight containers along with my infected coins. It really helps to have numerical measurements of the humidity of the environment you're storing them. Otherwise it's just a guess. Usually 40% humidity or less is safe. BD will be active at 50% or more. Good luck. John

Hey, Gergis coins everyone! Groan..... 😝

I never really thought of Sicilian bronzes as being a series that was heavily forged. I guess I should see how I've bought a few myself. 😑

That is really cool that you discovered that it is a plate coin! It is hard to believe that any plate coin would be sold in a group lot. If that had been an imperial Roman coin you can bet that the provenance would not have fallen through the cracks. There are just not that many people interested in Greek bronzes it seems. Look how many more posts there are in Roman imperial than there are in Greek on Numisforums. John

I will never bid in their auctions. Too many negative reports about them.

What did they say?

Gotta love Numisforums... Great coin! John

An interesting topic! Keep us posted on your progress. John

Bump for a super coin. Did you all see this?

Wowee, that is an amazing coin! Great addition m'lord! John

I have bought dozens of great coins from John over the years. Highly recommended. John

I like the idea of a thread per seller. All sellers in one thread would be too confusing. I really like the denarius shown here, just not my collecting area. John

Very sorry to hear about your health issues. It sounds terrible. Glad to hear you are recovering! Best wishes for feeling better soon. John

Do you plan on cleaning it? It is interesting seeing how it came from the ocean as it is... John

Is there a reason for skipping the first five centuries of coinage?

Boy that is a difficult one to judge. The style looks correct. The recessed areas still are fairly sharp, unlike a lot of casts. The surfaces look okay. If real I'd say it's worth at least $300. This is a pretty scarce type that a lot of people would like to have. I don't know if Barry Murphy is a member here but I'd be curious what his opinion is. It's a very attractive piece no matter what so I would definitely hold on to it. John

A bit different one: Seljuqs Of Rum, Kaykhusru II, (Giyath Al Din) 634-644 AH / 1236-1245 AD AR Dirham, 2.92 grams, 22mm, Struck At Sivas, In 637 AH. Obverse: Sun And Lion Motif Reverse: Inscription. References: Album Type 1218, Mitchiner Mwis-982. John