Who doesn’t know the coin: the mostly round and legal tender and thus, next to the banknote, the type of cash. Although the noble coin is disappearing more and more as a means of payment, the demand for collector coins as an investment is by no means diminishing. In a figurative sense, the term “coin” also stands for a mint. But how exactly are the gold and silver thalers created in the first place and where may Gerber be involved?

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