Welcome to the neighborhood, James! You're right. There isn't a specific forum for medals. Since you're inquiring about the value of this medal,...
I'll have to go back and re-read some of the early chapters of FMTM. Perhaps I missed something. Thanks!
The Paris Mint (Monnaies de Paris) still pays tribute to our colonial past. I purchased this Bicentennial medal about 20 years ago. F. Maillart,...
Etienne Exbrayat was a promising young French medalist who was killed in World War I at the age of 35. This is the only medal of his that I have....
I believe I have this one, too! Marianne is known as the symbol of France, and you can find many interpretations of how she looks. I think I have...
To me, this is the sexiest one of mine. [ATTACH] "Borrowed" Image [ATTACH]
Some of the medals from the low countries (Belgium, Netherlands & Luxemburg) were actually produced by the Paris Mint because the smaller...
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You can make that claim, but it might be difficult to prove.
Neither can I! Maybe it would help if Congress passed a law that mandated a 50% reduction from face value for the sale of any colorized coin....
Then again, wouldn't the prosecuting attorney have to prove "fraudulent intent"?
It must have been dug out of a cow pie!:woot:
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Dirt! Pareidolia!
I've said it over and over and over again! Auto-correct (Spell Check) does not work if the misspelled word is an actual word. Proofreading is the...
So, the reeded edge of another coin rolled along the edge of this penny with enough force to leave that impression. Is that what you're thinking?
Of course, let's ask Roger! I'd like to hear what he has to say. @Roger W Burdette are you around?
In Roger Burdette's, From Mine To Mint, it is explained on page 375, "Two dies, obverse and reverse, had the coin's face design engraved into...
I was attempting to explain how it could have occurred without damaging the reverse if it was a vise-job.
They did not use punches to create the legend. It was engraved into the design.
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