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nikhou New Member Greece 1 Posts	Posted 11/10/2017 10:32 am Hello guys! I am new member of the forum but I collect coins for many years. A few days ago I found in my collection a really weird coin. I cannot read the letters on it but there is carved head on it. Furthermore, it is big and looks like really old. Do you have any idea about the origin and value of the coin? Thanks a lot! Report this Post to the Staff

TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 11/10/2017 10:48 am It looks to me like it is a French medal that was heavily handled. Maybe carried as a good luck or sentimental piece. Maybe one of King Louis XIV, but that's just a guess. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 11/11/2017 12:45 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 11/17/2017 8:19 pm It is a commemorative medal in my estimation. French, yes. Possibly a memento mori or death commemorative, since wedding commemoratives tended to feature dual busts. The reverse is badly worn but you can see "NE A ...EN...VIII" and "...EN...LVII" which means the birth year ended with an 8 and the death year ended with a 57. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
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