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Johnsderry Valued Member Ireland 374 Posts	Posted 04/30/2013 5:49 pm here is a French coin from 1604 I found only 1 the exact same but it was silver this seems to be brass ? could this be a counterfeit? please comment on your views and if you know the value of this . Thanks John Report this Post to the Staff

alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 04/30/2013 7:05 pm Depends on whether its listed as silver or billon. Billon is such a debased alloy that it can contain a minute % of actual silver, letting other metals show through. Report this Post to the Staff
thq Pillar of the Community United States 3347 Posts	Posted 05/04/2013 08:43 am This looks like a royal consul jeton. Here's one for Louis XIII that has a similar reverse. http://www.cgb.fr/conseil-du-roi-lo...28622,a.html The metal is laiton, which is brass. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire Report this Post to the Staff
satxwd Valued Member United States 321 Posts	Posted 05/06/2013 10:53 pm I love cool coins like these. I collect British and older American for the most part, but I have some older French, too. Nice pick up! Report this Post to the Staff
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