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NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 10/15/2007 7:48 pm I'm almost certain I posted this somewhere, but possibly not here. Anyway, I can't find it and I'm still intrigued - is this a 2 Sol? I think it's French. I found it in a job lot. Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 17040 Posts	Posted 10/15/2007 8:39 pm Correct on both counts. It's a French coin from the dying days (if you'll pardon the pun) of the Monarchy. After the Revolution, so it's got the fasces and liberty cap and "Year 4 of Liberty" on the reverse, but the monarch's portrait still on the obverse. I have one too, in very similar condition. Here's a much nicer one on CoinArchives. 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
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/15/2007 9:11 pm Nice find, 1792-W (Lille mint) 2 Sols bronze, KM# 603.16 VG-$6.00. I'd grade it AB Report this Post to the Staff
NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 10/15/2007 10:44 pm Is there much silver in it? I know it is bell metal "metal de cloche" but I cannot remember the percentage of silver. The weight is 25 grammes - weighed it on my own electronic scales. Edited by NumisMattyUk 10/15/2007 10:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 17040 Posts	Posted 10/16/2007 02:57 am It's brass/bronze, no silver at all. 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
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 10/16/2007 06:50 am G'day, the King shown on your coin is Louis XVI. He was stripped of his title, crown, & throne on 21 September 1792; and was executed, under the name 'Citizen Louis Capet' on 21 January 1793 (aged 38). So, your coin marks the end of a phase of the Revolution. Quite a bit of history in them 25 grams. Peter in Oz Report this Post to the Staff
NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 10/18/2007 2:25 pm Thanks Peter, that puts the coin in context - a man shown in the last of days of power.. Report this Post to the Staff
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