Prussia [решено]

Many nations from 1700s and before are not on numista, like Prussia so how do I find out about coins like a 1679 coin that reads Prussia?

can anyone tell me what this is and  what should I pay for this coin?
  the guy wants $60 for it, I don't think its worth that, I told him I would give him a silver US quarter?

 

A silver US quarter, unless it's a key date, is not worth as much as that Prussian coin.

I can barely read it. Could you somehow get a better photo? I can identify it for you.

That's the photo he sent me, I don't think I can get another one, as you can see the coin is really worn and damaged, what would you recommend is a fare offer for it?

 Thanks

It may be premature, but I'll call fake.  Here's why:

1.  The strike looks very weak, or the coin looks cast.  Can't tell from the pics.
2.  Coin doesn't feature either the early (rounded) prussian eagle, or the Hohenzollern coat of arms.  
3.  I don't believe Prussia issued its own coinage under the Great Elector, but instead the coinage would have come from Brandenburg.
4.  The full, English name "Prussia", to my knowledge, has never appeared on an authentic coin.  Here's what has:

PreuBen
Preussen
Pruss.
Borussia
Boruss.
Bor.
Brand. - PreuB.
Brand. Pruss.
Brandenburg - Preussen/PreuBen

(sorry, no essets on my keyboard, too lazy to symbol them up).

thanks Tewcd, That is what I was looking for, I thought it might be a fake, but you have a lot of knowledge about this, Thanks for sharing.

I will correct myself by saying I think upon closer inspection there is a coin that appears to abbreviate "Prussiae" (later latin of Prussia) to "Prussia.", and there was one minted in 1679. The legend appears to be "Dux in Prussia.", meaning Duke in Prussia, which is one of the Great Elector's titles.  

Your coin could possibly be real, but who knows.  I would be slightly skeptical, but now at least you know -- and I know -- there was a coin that looks like yours.

http://www.ngccoin.com/poplookup/WorldCoinPrices.aspx?category=97152&worldcoinid=256023

http://www.muenzauktion.com/olding/item.php5?id=225206&lang=en

yea, that looks just like it, I think thats it. Thanks. It says on the ngcc site that its worth $16 in vg8 condition, so thats its approxamate value?