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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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Well, if genuine, this medal or token is indeed from 1792 (= L'An IV de la Liberte or Year 4 of the Revolutionary Calendar).
Krause lists this as France 5 sols KM#Tn31
Translation: VIVRE LIBRE OU MOURIR means "To live in liberty or die"
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That's lovely! Are you bidding, Ian?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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While I know nothing about this medal, it certainly resembles work of that period to my eyes.  Every letter looks individually impressed in the die, with different angles and strike pressure. I'd think comparing to verified examples should be an easy ID? Edited by DVCollector
09/10/2010 2:20 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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good find xshift!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2669 Posts |
Was going to bid, but not sure if ianmprice is, so..
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2669 Posts |
I get lost for hours on that Napoleon Medal site.. some gorgeous medals there! Some you don't see come up very often for sale.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I have seen quite a few of these, but have yet to come across a restrike or forgery. There are, I understand, a few varieties of this piece; and sometimes they fetch extraordinary money.
By the way, don't be misled by the use of the word "medaille". These were issued for hard business reasons, as tokens.
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Valued Member
United States
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According to Richard Doty's book on the SOHO mint, Matthew Boulton's firm produced over 3.8 million 5 sol pieces for the Monneron brothers. Circulated pieces are always available on ebay. I was a bit surprised at the bidding for the one cited. Here's an example of a choice piece purchased for $170.  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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This one closed at $153. I didnt win though. :(
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ah, sorry you didn't catch that one, it would have been a great addition!
Yarm, that one is *very* nice!
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Posted 09/10/2010 2:16 pm
