Still Waters Posted December 1, 2012 #1 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Call it a card player's dream. A complete set of 52 silver playing cards gilded in gold and dating back 400 years has been discovered. Created in Germany around 1616, the cards were engraved by a man named Michael Frömmer, who created at least one other set of silver cards. According to a story, backed up by a 19th-century brass plate, the cards were at one point owned by a Portuguese princess who fled the country, cards in hand, after Napoleon's armies invaded in 1807. http://www.livescien...s-princess.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuriousGreek Posted December 1, 2012 #2 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Wow...were they playing poker too??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbi Laveau Posted December 2, 2012 #3 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Ooowww....lovely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted December 2, 2012 #4 Share Posted December 2, 2012 that's cool, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipotep Posted December 3, 2012 #5 Share Posted December 3, 2012 All-in - Full house , King of swords high ! TiP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Sherlock Posted December 3, 2012 #6 Share Posted December 3, 2012 The magicians of that time would not share how they had the ability to know which card you chose, and for that... "Burn the witch at the stake!" lol jkjk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Fluffs Posted December 3, 2012 #7 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Those will sell for a pretty penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technocrat Posted December 3, 2012 #8 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Did you know that each of the four Kings in a deck of playing cards represents a real King in history? True! They are as follows: Spades: King David. Clubs: Alexander The Great. Hearts: King Charlemagne. Diamonds: Julius Cesar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava_Lady Posted December 4, 2012 #9 Share Posted December 4, 2012 They are really beautiful but they must have been hard to shuffle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_dreamer Posted December 4, 2012 #10 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Very beautiful and interesting cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldN8Dogg Posted December 4, 2012 #11 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Meh... my pair of Aces would still get busted... hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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