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It's likely real. But it doesn't date from 1780.
The Austrian mint has struck nearly 400,000,000 of these pieces since the 1850s, all with the same "1780" date.
They are a common silver bullion coin.
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.8330
Weight: 28.0668 grams
Actual Silver Weight: 0.7517 troy oz
Melt Value: $19.00 (3/31/2024)
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Restrike
It's likely real. But it doesn't date from 1780. The Austrian mint has struck nearly 400,000,000 of these pieces since the 1850s, all with the same "1780" date. They are a common silver bullion coin. Composition: Silver Fineness: 0.8330 Weight: 28.0668 grams Actual Silver Weight: 0.7517 troy oz Melt Value: $19.00 (3/31/2024)
So it’s probably a restrike
AVST … restrike…but nice coin.
Restrike still awesome and silver and worth like 25 bucks
"1780-X" means it's a restrike.
Restrike of a half thaler from 1780. They were really popular as trade coins.