Neat Old (Beat Down) UK Large Penny And French Coin

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Sprucansailor Valued Member United States 188 Posts	Posted 07/25/2010 02:31 am I Picked these up at Coinarama today. I found them in a bin and thought they look neat. As near as I can tell, the French one is from 1862. [EDITED to add pics of the reverse] [URL="http://img688.imageshack.us/i/oldbritanandfranceobver.jpg/][/URL] [URL="http://img190.imageshack.us/i/oldbritanandfrancerever.jpg/][/URL] Edited by Sprucansailor 07/25/2010 2:40 pm Report this Post to the Staff

maudry Pillar of the Community Luxembourg 588 Posts	Posted 07/25/2010 06:01 am Large copper coins are always beautiful coins I feel. If the French coin is almost as large as the British penny, it is a 10 centimes coins if it is smaller it is a 5 centimes coin. Unfortunately neither the mint mark (under the eagle) nor the engravers sign (at the right of the year) seem readable. It could be minted in Paris (A) Strasbourg (BB) or Bordeaux (K). Report this Post to the Staff
epop Valued Member Greece 425 Posts	Posted 07/25/2010 06:40 am The other is either a half or one penny.If it is a half the diameter is 25.5mm.If it is one penny then the diameter is 30.8 mm.The king is Edward VII (1901-1910) son of gueen Victoria. Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 07/25/2010 11:24 am My bet is that the British one is a half. There are slight differences in the design, mainly the flat leveled surface behind the shield on the left. The size, 25 mm, would confirm this. Therefore the French one must be "cinq centimes". Report this Post to the Staff
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