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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Despite what looks like some areas of corrosion, I became enamored by the low mintage (1,926) and bold die cracks on the reverse of this 1652 French ecu. An additional charm is that the Limoges mint blundered the obverse legend (F. FR. ET. NAV. REX) by adding an extra F. Most likely a coin that only a crazy specialist could love.  (Still in the mail, seller's photos).  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I am a generalist, not a specialist. Nevertheless, I do have a small number of French hammered and milled coins. My opinion of this coin :-  I would be very happy to have it in my collection. A not very expensive reference book that would be of great help to a specialist; 'Coinage in France from the Dark Ages to Napoleon', by Nicholas Mayhew, publ. by Seaby 1998, ISBN 0-900652-87-X 164 pages 296 coin illustrated throughout the text. Krause World Coins volumes 1601-1700 and 1701-1800 also very useful for illustrations. Edited by sel_69l
11/21/2021 7:58 pm
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2703 Posts |
The 1652-I ecu arrived today and is resting comfortably with his brethren from 1652.   For 1652, I now have Paris(A), Rouen(B), Limoges(I), Bayonne(L), Toulouse(M), Reims(S), St. Palais, Pau "V", Pau "V/G", and Pau "F". |
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United States
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A not very expensive reference book that would be of great help to a specialist;
'Coinage in France from the Dark Ages to Napoleon', by Nicholas Mayhew, publ. by Seaby 1998, ISBN 0-900652-87-X
164 pages 296 coin illustrated throughout the text. @sel_69I Thanks for the tip, I was not aware of this one. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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Amazing coin - thanks for sharing!  |
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Pillar of the Community
 Sweden
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Wow - what a collection!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice coin. VF-20 with no issues.
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Posted 11/22/2021 10:03 pm
