Burgermeister Pfennig

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Hi Kathy Thanks for replying.   Unfortunately I can't add anything to whats is above. Nicolaus ( spelling error in O.P.)  Schuback was a relative in my family tree and I had read that a coin had been made and handed out at his funeral in 1783.  There are pictures of this coin online and I thought it would be nice to have one to pass on with the family tree. I have searched online recently and found one or two for sale but not the one I'm after. A friend suggested trying a coin forum to see if they could help with locating one or ideas where to look.

Thanks for the link. That's a neat, privately minted medal. Given what it is, your best bet is going to be to continue to do internet searches for them. Best of luck to you! I managed to track down a document signed by my great great great grandfather that was for sale. I'm a genealogist as well and it's really fun to be able to add tangible items to your family history. I scan items or take photos and add them to my tree so others can view them.

The document was truly a lucky find from a Google search! It's usually very difficult to obtain information regarding mintages, etc. of privately minted medals. Once in a while you can get lucky with a newspaper article about the event that was being commemorated, etc.