Extreme Caution - Graphic Image Of Coin Abuse

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t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 11/14/2007 1:15 pm Not for the squeamish or faint of heart. A scarce 1667 Louis XIV silver demi-ecu, 340 years old, currently running on ebay. Shocking that the laurel wreath has been tooled with a heavy hand! Edited by t360 11/14/2007 1:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 11/14/2007 1:38 pm That was a nice coin until someone messed with it. Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 11/14/2007 1:43 pm Is it any different then present day counterstamps of Kennedy on a Lincoln? Report this Post to the Staff
jcook54 Pillar of the Community United States 533 Posts	Posted 11/14/2007 1:51 pm It's similar to the Lincoln/Kennedy only in that it ruins a perfectly good coin. I can't imagine why anyone would do something like that to such a coin. To ruin a common Lincoln Cent is one thing but a coin like this, jeez. Report this Post to the Staff
t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 11/14/2007 3:07 pm Here is the reverse. It is a 1667-N 86,342 pieces struck at Montpellier (mint mark N at 6:00). No adjustment marks which typically plague this series, a choice TTB+. Worth about 350 euros (US$513) before the tooling Report this Post to the Staff
Jim1953 Pillar of the Community United States 2600 Posts	Posted 11/14/2007 3:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 11/14/2007 3:24 pm quote: Is it any different then present day counterstamps of Kennedy on a Lincoln? No, both are defacement, it is just 51,300 times more expensive than a Lincoln Cent. Also 5 times more of the king of Lincoln cents, the 1909-SVDB, were minted than this piece. Report this Post to the Staff
Ken_3567 Pillar of the Community United States 651 Posts	Posted 11/14/2007 5:26 pm All I can say is...yipes Report this Post to the Staff
t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 11/15/2007 9:27 pm Additionally, the survival rate of these coins is very, very low, since French silver and gold coins of this period were extensively re-struck and re-valued by the government in the 1690s and 1700s up until the John Law period of the early 1720s. I estimate that perhaps only 20-50 of these 1667-N half ecus are in existence today. For that reason, this coin still has some appeal, even with the gouging added to better outline the leaves. Report this Post to the Staff
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