Horses
USA - Delaware State Quarter


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Set Details
Coin Description: 100S 1977 HALL MINT ANNIVERSARY
Grade: NGC PF 67 ULTRA CAMEO
Owner: brg5658
 
Set Category: Thematic & Topical Coins
Set Name: Horses
Slot Name: USA - Delaware State Quarter
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

Purchased on 8/3/2012. This coin was minted in three different finishes. This is the proof example, minted in a quantity of 132,000 pieces. This coin was issued by Austria in 1977 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the opening of the Hall Mint in Tyrol. In 1477 it got the right of coinage, when the Tyrolian mint was moved from Meran to Hall. Noteworthy is the fact that in 1486 the first high-grade silver coin Taler, the precursor of the Dollar, was coined in Hall. In the 16th century the mint in Hall also introduced the first automated coining machine in the world. Today a reconstruction of this revolutionary machine can be seen in the Hall Mint Museum in the Burg Hasegg.

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