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Spike
05-04-2011, 08:52 PM
The small silver coins are the size of a half dime but thinner one of them was bent and cracked and looks like it has a copper center :dontknow: I would say they are German on frount they say Ludwig Grosherzogv Baden on the back it says Drei Kreuzer 1829 and other is 1830 are they coins :dontknow: :dontknow: not sure but <: <: they are neat and have not seen one before tured out to be a nice 21/2 hr Wed. :happydance01: hunt and I did clean them :embarrassed: :blush: I had to see what they said :embarrassed:

Spike
05-04-2011, 08:54 PM
I tried to turn the top picture :hairpulling: >:/

coinnut
05-04-2011, 09:11 PM
Nice silvers Spike. Never seen one before today. Here is a title I took from an E bay auction

1829 Baden Germany Drei kreuzer Coin # y 191. It is German (or German State? :dontknow:)

Here's a picture of it in the correct position. lol Great hunt man.

Spike
05-04-2011, 09:31 PM
:beatdown: :beatdown: :boxing: Iturned it but it did not take >:#

milco
05-04-2011, 09:56 PM
Cool finds! I don't know much of anything about foreign coins, but I do know that Baden was a German State prior to German unification in 1871.

JTGOLD
05-04-2011, 10:02 PM
nice finds on the silver and LC.gg.

Ill Digger
05-04-2011, 10:04 PM
thumbsup01 You know it's a good find when your finding money from a place that doesn't exists anymore! :yes: lol
And you got two of'em !! <: How cool is that!! happydance02
Nice LC too thumbsup01
Congrats :grin:

aloldstuff
05-05-2011, 07:23 AM
nice old finds. I like finding foreign (old) coins, makes you wonder how they got there

RobW
05-05-2011, 12:04 PM
Great finds, really old foreign silver...awsome! :clapping:

In early America, coinage was scarce, so people used other countries currency. Up until 1858 Spanish Reales were officially used by the US. Then the Civil War happened and again scarcity, thus you see the emergence of tokens.

del
05-05-2011, 02:44 PM
Spike , congrats on the large cent and the old German coins :happydance01:

Epi-hunter
05-05-2011, 03:24 PM
Those are excellent finds; congratulations!!! :cheering:

zrickkid
05-05-2011, 06:15 PM
Very cool finds. Keep up the nice work. :angelic:

2Old
05-17-2011, 10:04 AM
Basic information on your coin(s) from the Standard Catalog of World Coins 6th Edition.

KM# 191
Denomination 3 Kreuzer
Country German States\Baden
Government Baden (Grand Duchy)
Ruler Ludwig I
Coinage Type Regular Coinage
Composition Silver
Fineness 0.375
Weight 1.14 g 0.0137 oz ASW
Description Obverse Head right
Description Reverse Value: DREI KREUZER

Coin value
Date Mintage Grade (F) Fine
1829 1,277,000 $6.00
1830 1,009,000 $4.00

Silver Melt Value $1.14
at todays (5/17/2011) price $33.36

Now if you can find one in UNC condition it's worth ~ $40.00.

Great finds (2Old)

wingmaster
05-17-2011, 03:09 PM
Great finds, congrats on the LC and silver.