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A Collection of British and Austrian Silver and Silver Alloy Coins Including a Maria Theresa Thaler - A collection of silver and silver alloy coins comprising issues from the United Kingdom and Austria. The group is led by a large Austrian silver coin, inscribed M. THERESIA D. G. R. IMP. HU. BO. REG. on the obverse and ARCHID. AVST. DUX BURG. CO. TYR. 1780 X on the reverse. This coin features a portrait of Empress Maria Theresa and an Imperial double-headed eagle; it is likely a later restrike of the 1780 Maria Theresa Thaler. The collection also includes a British silver florin dated 1887, featuring the Jubilee Head portrait of Queen Victoria and a reverse with four crowned shields, inscribed VICTORIA DEI GRATIA and BRITT: REG: FID: DEF:. Further British silver coinage includes a one shilling coin dated 1902 with the portrait of King Edward VII, and several three-pence coins. These smaller denominations include examples dated 1915 and 1922 featuring King George V, and a 1940 example featuring King George VI with an oak sprig reverse. The coins exhibit various states of silver-toned patination and heavy circulation wear.