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Pillar of the Community
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Picked these up at the LCS for $17 each. I like old crowns.   |
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 United States
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I agree--not too bad. Still it is a bit of downer on the defacing of the 5 Francs.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd describe them as dollar-size rather than crown, simply due to their weight and silver purity.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Or you could just use the Latin Monetary Union 5.
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Pillar of the Community
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From the site glossary: Quote:
Crown
A large silver coin of Great Britain and the British colonies, valued at 5 shillings. The name is also used in a more general sense, of any large silver coin roughly the same size as a crown. |
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Regardless, I like the genre. Picked up a nice 1867 Boliviano and an 1873 Belgium 5 Francs recently. I've been watching pre-1800 Taler/Thaler prices lately, too, and I'm about ready to ease into that market.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What's the weight on the 1838 5F? Sometimes scratches like that are used to mark counterfeits. If it is a contemporary counterfeit it's probably worth more than $17.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Pillar of the Community
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24.6 grams. A 1875 5 franc that I weighed was 24.95 grams. I figured someone wasn't a huge fan of Louis Philippe.
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09/21/2016 10:05 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Cool! That 5 Pesetas is nice and it is pretty sweet at my LCS they get in a few "crowns" that I can get for spot or $20-30 if they are more rare.
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Pillar of the Community
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@arkie sounds real. I've got a counterfeit 2F Louis Phillippe with the plating removed. It's about 20% light and obviously bronze or copper. You find the most interesting stuff in the junk foreign coin buckets.  "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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09/22/2016 3:18 pm
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