LOL Dave. I was going to start a thread on the same subject. You can't get the blasted flaps up. You have to wedge a scissor in and gradually...
I hope you had both hands on the wheel when you snapped that pic. :) Sweet coin.
That's one I need but have been unable to justify the asking price. Still, one will come in at the right price one day.
Oh blast it Tom. There ya go making me explain myself. :) I think that most traditional types don't want to spend the extra money to buy them....
Right Dave.........I defer to your superior knowledge. :)
For the right collector/registry set owner they do. For the traditional collector, they don't.
I think it means that yours is a re-strike. In the link I gave you earlier it mentions that the older coins contained the edge inscription.........
http://goldirasavings.com/french-coins-rooster-20-franc-gold Any edge lettering?
I have on occasion picked up a low mintage (<10,000) commem for less than $100. Just gotta keep your eyes open.
Beautiful piece! :) J.C. Chaplain was one of the finest French sculptors.
My grandfather was a Connecticut Yankee.......
Lovely..........:)
Picked this up for $35 if memory serves. Knew what I was getting........a problem coin, but my love for the 'soldier of the south' could't resist...
Mortimer.........
Possibly so. A new collector is born. Whether he remains in these straits is uncertain. Still, he is a collector indeed. :)
And say hello to 'Ardy' for me John. Now there's an amazing young fellow. I do believe he has been reincarnated as for a fellow who lacks years...
Isn't that what they do in China? Or is it drug administered? The Chinese feel that it's OK for their own folks to 'copy' and distribute...
Sounds like you guys had a blast John. :)
Drum Roll Please...........
Infectious.......
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