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Hello. I'm struggling with identifying this little coin. It's around 22 mm and a tad less than 3 grams. I think it is a 1/10 ECU. Can someone confirm this? Thank you.   |
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That is a 1/10 ecu. Looks like you might have the 9 over 8 variety.
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Thank you. Where is the mint mark on this coin? I think it's the loon on the front.
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There are several mintmarks on this one. Below the king's portarit, there is a heron. That is the mintmark of Jean Dupeyron de la Coste, director of the Paris mint at the time. On the reverse, there is an 'A' at the bottom which is the mintmark for Paris. Before the year there is a lyre, mintmark of the die cutter François Bernier.
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Thank you for the information &  |
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For some reason the reverse photo is not showing for me. Only a broken icon, can't even get it open in a new tab. Pretty coin, I have just started to pick up a few French coins myself, at least ones that were made for circulation in American colonies or specifically the French Territories and New Orleans. So far I've only chased the billon metal coins, and a couple of the copper deniers. This is a neat looking coin.
"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/140440Edited by westcoin
01/13/2023 8:11 pm
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Here you go. Hopefully you can see it West. |
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Still not showing on my end. bummer, I'll try it tonight on my Macbook instead of Windows desktop, might do it.
EDIT: Works just fine using the Macbook can't see the reverse on my Win10 desktop weird.
"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/140440Edited by westcoin
01/14/2023 11:46 pm
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I'm also not seeing either of the reverse posts.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
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Both show just fine on the Mac.
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Not sure why this is but when I open these images in a new tab this is what Firefox reports back on the title of the tabs. Note one is different: Obverse tab says: 20230113_Ecu.jpg (JPEG IMAGE, 700 x 646 pixels) Reverse tab says: 20230113_Ecu-rev.jpg ( Image) Reverse is missing the JPEG in the title and the sizing in pixels, might be a difference in how they were saved?  I only use Firefox on my computers any more, tossed all the other browsers as they were slow and bloated and nowhere near as secure. "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/140440Edited by westcoin
01/15/2023 12:22 pm
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