Hi All, been doing some more research on my Louis the 14th medals. This one is dated 1663, to represent the capture of Marsal. Seems a lot of...
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Thought this medal was interesting. Homing Pigeon Society of Douai France. Silvered Bronze. Alfred Borrel obv., Adolphe Rivet rev. Releasing...
Here's an interesting read relating to the chain cent. https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/flowing-hair-cents-1793-pscid-11
I checked a little yesterday. I thought it looked like the 1838 regular strike?
Great thread. Love this stuff. I personally always thought the obverse of the chain cent was influenced more by the 1792 silver center cent...
The coronet heads prior to 36 were the old looking Matron head types. The Young heads were 36- 39. The only way to id is by attributing using...
No Prob. Seems to be a pretty valuable Medal. Here's an auction listing where one sold...
Wow, way to go. That's a beauty!
Hi Postumus, From your description I'm assuming its this medal. Nice one. Here's some info on it.[ATTACH] The chapel of the Invalides was built at...
Can't believe this Medal is still bright Copper color. 1884 Agriculture Medal awarded for Bovine, Rouen France by Hubert Ponscarme...
No, No one looked like I had pictured in my mind. The avatars are all you have to go on. I bet you all thought I looked like an old prospector huh?:D
Pretty tough to find any info on this Medal. I'm sure there is value above melt though, to the right collector. The dates are confusing to me....
Neat to see you all. Great group of folks here. Here's a pic of me a few years back, and one of my favorite ancient coins.[ATTACH]...
Great coins, I had a hard time with these too. Pretty confusing at first. Now I look for the NOB on them, and know right away it's the young...
Cool coins. Like these type, here's a couple I have.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] There are some Horse type Alexander's. But not an exact match to the OP...
Thought this was an interesting medal. 1910 Portuguese revolution. [ATTACH] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_October_1910_revolution
Been doing some more research on my Louis the 14th Medals. This Medal with the Latin for Speedy Victory has interesting History.1658 France. The...
Great coins all, nice score Smojo. Really like these types. I use Verdi care on all my bronze too.This was among my first ancient coins I...
Sounds like fun, I'm still working on my U.S. type set. It's a long journey and a big challenge. But an enjoyable one. Buy the best coins you can...
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