hi all...new member was hoping to get some help on this coin was 1 of many left to me a while back and I have just pulled them out again to look threw them... this 1 I believe is stamped C Q N.... any help would be great on why some one would of stamped it like this.. these coins have been in ww2 American army belt since 1944... and thank you all in advance
INitials of a French soldier? never will know, I suppose. There is not value as a coin, but maybe as WWII memorabilia. To me, cool, but not valuable.
First, welcome to the neighborhood, Mike! Like Rick Harrison of Pawn Stars often says, "It's not that I don't trust you, but I don't trust anyone." How do you know it has been in an army belt since 1944. What kind of belt, other than an ammo belt, could it have been in? I realize that provenance can add interest to any item, but oftentimes the story becomes a bit exaggerated when being passed along to others. ~ Chris
Can't say that this was part of a belt, but I can see this being stamped during the Franco-Prussian war/WW1&2. These kinds of pieces with context or not usually command a small premium, especially since the stamp looks like it was done a very long time ago.
Quite a few Naopleon III coins were defaced during the Franco-Prussian War (~1870) to protest his defeat and capture. Here's an example of mine. I'm guessing the stamp may predate WWII.
Hello and thank you.. I apologize let me be a little more in depth it was actually an army issue wallet.. basically a belt with some pockets on it... belonged to my grandfather who was wounded in the ww2 conflict.. he has always been a collector of coins,stamps,pocket knifes ect. I don’t believe he ever opened wallet after he was back on us soil... wallet was full of change and bills and other papers.. he never talked about time there not even if you asked him. It is understandable because of things are vets seen in the Europe campaign.. as well as the pacific I’m sure... my mother gave me his army wallet with contents in it including dirt from hitting the deck.. I recently started to go through wallet because I want to have it framed with some of his medals and some of contents of wallet... hope this helps clear thing up.. thanks again
Yes definitely cool.. it’s probably hard to see in pic but the quality of the die or stamp used is really some nice craftsmanship
Interesting! St. Lo is a city in Normandy, right? I don't think there was any Franco-Prussian War activity near there, so I'm guessing that stamp is actually WWII era. The type face of the stamp also looks 1940s-ish to me. Maybe it was stamped on an older coin to commemorate some event from the war at St. Lo.
