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wizened Valued Member United States 59 Posts	Posted 04/21/2022 4:30 pm Think of: Monroe Doctrine Napoleon III Cinco de Mayo When the US was preoccupied with the Civil War, Napoleon III tried to set up as Emperor of Mexico an Austrian nobleman named Maximillian. He did get control of half of Mexico, but not all. Cinco de Mayo celebrates a battle that the resistance won. In the hinterlands still controlled by the republic a mint was set up in Real de Catorce and operated a few years. Mintmark CE (the E being placed in the position of an exponent sign). When the American civil war ended, Napoleon III decided it was a good time to pull the plug on his adventure. Maximillian stayed, and was put in front of a firing squad. Here is a coin made there. While in so-so condition, there are so few of these coins that it is still rather valuable. Report this Post to the Staff

1847bill Valued Member United States 465 Posts	Posted 04/21/2022 4:36 pm I will toast my margarita to you and the history! Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 04/21/2022 4:50 pm Very nice, I always appreciate the Mexican coinage from the early colonial US era as more of them circulated here than just about anything else. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10038 Posts	Posted 04/21/2022 6:07 pm Very interesting and very cool coin! Thanks for sharing How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
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