From Thalers to Dollars By: Marc Bink In a previous article, I wrote about an early Saxon Thaler that I found at one of our semi-annual Money Shows. We rarely see these huge, expensive silver coins here, and I have always wanted to build a collection of them. At the last RCNA Convention that was held in Edmonton I was able to increase my collection of them without bankrupting myself. So I’ve decided to do a series of articles on these coins, it should work out to 4 parts in all. For starters, I wanted to write a brief history of the Thaler, giving the reader a basic background as to how … [Read more...]