Help Identify This Old Coin, Found In France

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lexlexlex New Member United Kingdom 1 Posts	Posted 08/08/2023 1:40 pm Found buried in a garden in France. Approx diameter 20mm. Any information helping identification would be helpful. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 189222 Posts	Posted 08/08/2023 2:02 pm 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
Wade Pillar of the Community Canada 2781 Posts	Posted 08/08/2023 2:13 pm try taking the picture from further away so that it is in focus. diameter and weight don't hurt either. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7955 Posts	Posted 08/08/2023 3:51 pm Possibly a notgeld issue, or a token? Thistle (chardon) was used in Lorraine, but maybe other places too. Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5176 Posts	Posted 08/09/2023 2:14 pm Quote: Possibly a notgeld issue, or a token? I think I can see VINCENT in the middle of the non-plant side, but I'm not very confident. I tried a Numista search and didn't find anything relevant. A less glare-filled photo would really help; it looks like there's quite a lot of legible legend, especially on the thistle side, but I can't read much of it on these pics. Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17970 Posts	Posted 08/09/2023 3:08 pm I think I can read 'Laitier de Neuves-Maisons' which means 'Dairy of Neuves-Maisons'. Neuves-Maisons (literally 'New Houses') is a town in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in Eastern France: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuves-Maisons I can't find it online. My guess is that it could be an advertising token or a 'monnaie de necessite' - a kind of notgeld issued by many French towns during and after the First World War. My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Edited by NumisRob 08/09/2023 3:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7955 Posts	Posted 08/09/2023 7:25 pm Great eyes, NumisRob. Confirms my guess on location ... Report this Post to the Staff
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