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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 5222337, member: 8267&quot;]OK, I got the belt. With the help of this wonderful site, I have been able to identify the coins:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/index.php?ct=coin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/index.php?ct=coin" rel="nofollow">https://en.numista.com/catalogue/index.php?ct=coin</a></p><p><br /></p><p>There are 14 coins, most from Poland, others from Saxony, Prussia and Hungary. The earliest are 2 minted in 1667 in Krakow for King John II Casimir Vasa. 4 more are also from the 17th century, 5 from the 18th century, and 3 from the 19th century. The most recent is 1845, minted in Hungary for King Ferdinand V. All are described as standard circulation coins, and not of high enough silver content to have significant bullion value. But some are apparently fairly scarce. (All such information from the Numista site.) No actual thalers among them. Most of the coins are noticeably worn from use.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have found, on one side loop of each panel of the chain, a teeny tiny mark: F.K. There appears to be another stamp on another loop of each panel, but I cannot make it out using my loop. It might be some numbers, but that may also be my imagination. No part responds to a magnet.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have not been able to find a comparative example of such an assemblage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any ideas of what I should do with it now? I don&#039;t think I would consider disassembling it to offer the coins individually - it is just too cool as it is. But I don&#039;t know if anyone collects such items. </p><p><br /></p><p>I can post additional photos, or more info on the individual coins if anyone would find that helpful.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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