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Pillar of the Community
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Jgenn, is that ecu struck over another coin?
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Great Britain 1757 sixpence: 
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Quote: Jgenn, is that ecu struck over another coin? I don't believe so. There are some adjustment marks across Louis XV's face and partially filled numbers in the date -- otherwise a problem free strike on a new planchet. By this time the ecu had been standardize to six livres tournois for many years -- not much need to overstrike earlier ecu. Between 1690 and 1725 the value of the ecu inflated and the ecu was commonly overstruck with new designs to indicate the higher value.
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Had a three-day weekend. Everyone has posted a lot of nice stuff for me to look at when I got back. 
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Spain -- 1756 1/2 escudo:  
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 They sure have a disgusted look on their face. Haha. Very beautiful coin though.
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1756 Austrian Netherlands 14 liards (oorden) Ruler: Maria Theresia (1740-1780) Mint: Antwerp (hand) MAR.THERES.D.G.R.IMP.GERM.HUN.BOH.R MARIA THERESIA DEI GRATIA ROMANORUM IMPERATIX GERMANIAE HUNGARIAE BOHEMIAE REX Maria Theresa, by the grace of God, Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, Queen of Germania, Bungary, Bohemia ARCH.AUS.DUX.BURG.BRAB.COM.FL Archiduces Austriae Duces Burgundiae Brabantiae Comes Flandriae Archduchess of Austria, duchess of Burgundy, Brabant and County of Flanders km# 18 
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1756 8 reales, Viceroyalty of Peru, Lima mint. 
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1756 BAVARIA 'MADONNA' THALER: 
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Lovely coin. 
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I wasn't going to post this one, but the thread must go on. Poland -- 1755 18 Groszy:   This one must have been dug up?
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Lovely coin, pepactonius!  1754 King George II British farthing: 
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  A common year for these I wonder?
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1754 8 reales, Viceroyalty of New Spain, Mexico City mint. During this year the design changed to show the imperial crown on top of the left pillar. In addition, the team of assayers changed from Manuel de Leon and Francisco de la Pena y Flores (MF) to Manuel de Leon and Manuel Assorin (MM). Of the four varieties, this one is a more scarce example showing the earlier assayers and the new crown design. 
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