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1779 -- Kingdom of France, 6 sols:   |
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That is a rather interesting coin, pepactonius. It has the effigy of Louis XV, not of Louis XVI who succeeded him in 1774! Apparently an acute shortage of small denominations, with not enough time to let the engravers make new dies, led to this extraordinary issue in 1779 only. 6 sols coins with Louis XVI were issued in 1782.
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@erafjel, thanks for yet another interesting piece of numismatic history. For 1779 I have this copper Poland 1 groszy coin minted in Warsaw,same series as some 1780s contributions from @spence.   |
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Looking good!   |
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Nice one @tdz! I think that I've got a similar one to post tomorrow. In the meantime, here is a 2 Stuiver from the Netherlands State of West Freisland dated 1779 AD:   "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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1778 -- Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves, 5 reis:   Edited by pepactonius
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My only entry for 1779 is this 1779-dated 2 Stuivers from West Friesland (Netherlands)   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 |
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For 1778, some Swedish silver, a 1/24 Riksdaler.  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 |
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As promised, here is another Polish Grosz:   "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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1777 -- Duchy of Milan, 1/2 soldo:   |
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Sweden 1777, Gustav III, 1 riksdaler / 3 daler silvermynt. Silver 878/1000, 29.2 g, 41.6 mm.  In 1777, Sweden replaced the copper standard with a silver standard. The riksdaler ("National Dollar") became the new principal currency unit. It equalled 3 daler silvermynt ("Dollar Silver Coin") of the old currency unit. Both new and old units were stated on the riksdaler coins 1775-77. At this time Sweden was an absolute monarchy with Gustav III as autocratic ruler. He considered himself an enlightened despot and kept himself informed about the cultural and political development. The American War of Independence apparently interested and fascinated him. In 1776 he wrote in a letter to a friend: "It is such an interesting drama to see a state that creates itself, that I - if I were not now who I am - would go to America to closely follow all phases of the new republic's creation. [ . . . ] I can't help but admire their courage and lively love their boldness."Sweden was the sixth country to recognize the United States of America, in 1783. One would perhaps think that as an absolute monarch, he would have objections to a nation trying to get rid of royal suppression. One factor was probably Sweden's close relation with France, an ally since the 17th century. That kind of automatically placed Sweden in opposition to Great Britain, as France and king Louis XVI supported the colonies. This coin has an edge inscription that says MANIBUS NE LAEDAR AVARIS - May I Not Be Harmed By Greedy Hands. Filing and clipping of silver coins was a popular sideline...  |
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Beautiful coin and a great history there, I wonder what the King would have made of his Danish brother across the water whose experiment with Liberalism had failed and seen the embarassing exit of his wife and the German interloper Struensee.
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Here is a 1/2 Kreuzer from the German State of Pfalz-Sulzbach dated 1777 AD:   "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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And here is a Kreuzer from The German City State of Frankfurt am Main:   "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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