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Frederick William I, the Soldier King, 1713-1740 with mirror-inverted "N"

 

 

Category: 
Coins > Europe > Germany > Germany 600 - 1871 > Brandenburg
Finder: 
Wolfgang Janßen
Find ID: 
VT-66HV53LK
Published: 
29.5.2024
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Period: 
Modern Times (1500 – 1900) > Absolutism (1648 - 1789)
Dating: 
1713 - 1740
Description: 
On the bottom of the coin the "N" is mirrored
Material: 
Silver
Condition: 
Mostly preserved
Detector: 
XP Deus 2
Country: 
Germany
County: 
Aurich

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Jan   29.5.2024
A very beautiful coin. It's a shame it broke it 😭
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Wolfgang Janßen   29.5.2024
At least I found both parts
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Wolfgang Janßen   29.5.2024
What do you think about mirrored "N"s?

 

 

Jan   29.5.2024
I only found pieces with the correct N on the internet - very interesting!

 

 

Wolfgang Janßen   29.5.2024
It is not easy to find this coin, usually the line under the monogram is just
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SondelSuechtig   30.5.2024
Mirror-image letters occur again and again. When making coin dies, the letters had to be carved in mirror-image so that they would be the right way round on the coin image. It sometimes happened that the letter was not cut into the die in mirror-image.
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Wolfgang Janßen   30.5.2024
This makes it worth billions 😂😂😂
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Jan   30.5.2024
Trillions possibly!! 😬
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Jan   30.5.2024
There was definitely alcohol involved! ☝️
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Wolfgang Janßen   30.5.2024
who knows
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SondelSuechtig   31.5.2024
😂

 

 

 

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