Just did a little local show. Lots of folks I never seen before. Looked like a good turnout and saw a decent showing of young folks. This was the star of the show. Never saw Continental Currency outside of a big auction. I don’t collect Morgans but I do collect well struck coins. This one grabbed my fancy so it is going home with me. And then don’t tell him but I picked this up for @lordmarcovan. I know zero about foreign stuff but he seems to have an eye for fanciful designed foreign coins and I thought this one was rather sexy….. Ssshhhhh!! Anyway, great way to spend a Friday afternoon.
Besides the "whale" of a coin, the Continental Currency coin. The 10 Francs is very interesting. NUMISTA: 10 Francs - France – Numista
Oops, I'll pretend I didn't see this. LOL Actually, I clicked in here from the sidebar menu, without even noticing you'd tagged me. Thanks! Nice big silver from my birthyear! That's the "Hercules" type. The design goes back to the early 19th century. It was used on 5-franc coins in the 1800s, but this is a 10-franc coin under the 1960-2001 New Franc. https://en.numista.com/674
