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silverdollar2011 Valued Member United States 385 Posts	Posted 11/23/2013 6:14 pm Hello, I spotted this coin in a lot on ebay and am wondering if it is a gold coin from England minted during the early 1800s. heres a pic: Thanks for your help, I appreciate it. Report this Post to the Staff

rooneydog Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 739 Posts	Posted 11/23/2013 6:22 pm Looks French to me - even very blurred Report this Post to the Staff
zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 11/23/2013 6:35 pm Looks gold but I wouldn't bet on it with that kind of picture quality. Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 11/23/2013 6:36 pm D G FR ET NAV REX. By the grace of God, king of France and Navarre. LVD= LVDOVICVS, but which Louis, then? Report this Post to the Staff
rooneydog Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 739 Posts	Posted 11/23/2013 6:54 pm I would guess XV 15th Report this Post to the Staff
nalaberong Pillar of the Community Canada 2805 Posts	Posted 11/23/2013 7:05 pm This guy is facing left (?) but my coin with Louis XV has him facing right. If French monarchs alternated like British ones do, this would more likely be XIV or XVI. Report this Post to the Staff
rooneydog Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 739 Posts	Posted 11/23/2013 7:16 pm nalaberong no idea of size etc of the above but http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces5763.html Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 11/24/2013 2:03 pm I think it is brass, possible a Nurnberg token : http://www.anythinganywhere.com/com...a-jetons.htm Report this Post to the Staff
nalaberong Pillar of the Community Canada 2805 Posts	Posted 11/24/2013 2:18 pm I guess the French didn't care which way the king faced... :I Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 11/24/2013 2:52 pm That's a good thought, Petrus. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16810 Posts	Posted 11/24/2013 5:16 pm My first guess was a French brass jeton. If this is your only pic of it, I wouldn't bid the moon hoping that it turned out to be gold, because it probably isn't. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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