Hi, I'm new here, and know very little about coins, and nothing about foreign coins. I have come across some old (not ancient), silver coins, and am trying to find some information on a few of them. I have one coin which is about 1 1/2 inches across, and apears to be silver, though not marked. It is marked Ludovicus XIIII.Rex Christianissimus. Under the bust is 1.Mayger.F. On the other side, the writing is Nec Pluribus Impar. The image is of a sun, with a face, and with lines radiating out from the face. There is what appears to be a raised globe under the face, with M.DC.IXIII. under the globe. There are clouds on each side of the globe. I know this sounds hard to understand, but without a picture it's the best I can do. I would surely appreciate any thoughts on this> Thanks, Maryann
HI Masryann and welcome to CoinTalk I would hazard a guess and say it was Hungarian but without a picture this is only a guess. De Orc :kewl:
welcome to the forum Masryann... does your item resemble the one here: http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/explore/object.cfm?ID=MEC0727
This is a French presentation medal,as King Louis XIV was the King of France from 1643 until 1715. Aidan.
coin Yes, it looks a lot like this one, only mine is silver. The face may be a tad different. Thanks, Maryann
Rex coin :hail: Hi, Thanks for the quick answer. My DSL has been down, and I am just sending a picture for you to look at. Also, in my rummaging around the house, I have found a couple of handfuls of old foreign coins, mostly silver, I think. I find some on ebay, but no one seems to bid on them! Hopefully, this will work! Thanks, Maryann
rex coin Hi, I never noticed before, but there is some writing around the edge. There is a symbol of some sort (looks a little like a turtle), and what looks to be 2APGENT. I could be wrong about the last letter. Thanks, Maryann
I hate to be the harbinger of bad news, but your medal is a fairly modern `restrike/ reproduction'. The Paris mint (where this item was struck) didn't start applying edge marks until 1832. The 2Argent relates to the metal purity, which in this case is .500 (or so I am led to believe). I seem to recall that they didn't start using .500 silver until the 1880's. I could be wrong about that though. I can't recognise the edge mark from your description. These marks are small, and without powerfull magnification the mind can make them look like whatever the imagination comes up with. I'm reasonably confident that your medal was minted circa the 1900's and specifically for the collectors market. As such there wouldn't havee been all that many made.....but demand at the time wouldn't have been all that great either. It's likely to be even less now. To be honest I have no idea what the demand for items such as yours currently is. I suspect that if you put it up for sale on ebay you'd be disappointed with the results. Maybe not though, as all you need is two people with the `must have' urge. I'd be surprised if it attracted more than $20 though.
