What information are you looking for? Ian
I presume that by Napoleon you are refering to Bonaparte as opposed to Napoleon III . Not many shops/ stores stock these items because they sell...
I collect french coinage mainly from the 1500's to the early 1900's. Although i'm not overly keen on modern french coins, I do have most of them...
Yes, it is a copper jeton or reckoning counter from France. In this case France and Navarre. Sadly, it isn't in particularly brilliant condition...
Kurt, Platinum doesn't tarnish. ...at least not `black'. :-) Sounds like you have a silver core. It is fairly readily found, and the only...
Possibly the core of a fake trade ducat. That is, prior to gold plating. It is probably worth while weighing the coin, because some `fakes' of...
It is a Swedish silver mark from the reign of Charles XI. In it's condition (vg) it has a catalogue value of about $20.....but the real world...
That would depend upon where they were minted. How do you know the coins denomination? What is the design on the reverse? Ian
There were 5,343,000 common strike aluminium - bronze Austrian 20 groschen produced in 1954. However, there is a proof strike example (that...
A dark horse I be! ;^) My collection of Spanish and Spanish colonial is somewhat limited. An interesting little booklet (20 pages) which...
Peter, In the early days of spanish homeland coinage, the mints were (like their French equivalents, but with a few notable exceptions) mainly...
It is Spanish, it is copper, and the denomination is 8 maravedis. The funny mark you note to the left of the bust is actually supposed to...
Nope....you're far from being the only ones who collect `foreign' coins. I got bored with collecting `Brit' coins a few years ago. Now I only...
Peter, Rather than trying to re-invent the wheel ;) by telling all about YAP money, here is a handy link that reveals a bit about these...
What you describe is a jeton, especially if it has Tresor Royal at the bottom on the reverse. If so, it was struck as a presentation piece...
Monty, If it is roughly 27 -30 mm, It's called a `jeton'. In mediaeval times small coin like pieces were used as a method of counting or...
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