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<p>[QUOTE="HandsomeToad, post: 364491, member: 12965"]I believe it's Swiss (maybe 2 Quarts) from the Canton of Geneva (notice the obverse "Respublic Geneven") but I don't know how much it's worth.</p><p> </p><p>Kewl coin! :thumb:</p><p> </p><p>Ribbit <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>Ps: There's a reference of "DeMole.131" but I don't know what that means?</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://numismatics.org/collection/accnum/list?linksrc=db&kw=+ihs&imageavailable=false" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/collection/accnum/list?linksrc=db&kw=+ihs&imageavailable=false" rel="nofollow">http://numismatics.org/collection/accnum/list?linksrc=db&kw=+ihs&imageavailable=false</a></p><p> </p><p><b>Switzerland,Geneva, /BI,2 quarts</b></p><p>obverse type: arms</p><p>obverse legend: RESPUBLIC GENEVEN</p><p>reverse type: IHS within rays</p><p>reverse legend: POST TENEBRAS LVX (date)</p><p>references: DeMole.131</p><p>region: Switzerland</p><p>locality: Geneva</p><p>date on object: 1788</p><p>denomination: 2 quarts</p><p>material: BI</p><p>axis: 5</p><p>references: DeMole.131</p><p>obverse type: arms</p><p>obverse legend: RESPUBLIC GENEVEN</p><p>reverse type: IHS within rays</p><p>reverse legend: POST TENEBRAS LVX (date)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Pps: Does anyone know if the "BI" for material, stands for billion (copper/silver alloy)? </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ppps: You can also find similar coins (not this date though) at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/results.php?results=100&search=dt" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/results.php?results=100&search=dt" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/results.php?results=100&search=dt</a></p><p> </p><p>The closest date I found was 1771 but it isn't the exact same coin (slight differences so probably a different denomination):</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=447576&AucID=332&Lot=208" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=447576&AucID=332&Lot=208" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=447576&AucID=332&Lot=208</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="HandsomeToad, post: 364491, member: 12965"]I believe it's Swiss (maybe 2 Quarts) from the Canton of Geneva (notice the obverse "Respublic Geneven") but I don't know how much it's worth. Kewl coin! :thumb: Ribbit :) Ps: There's a reference of "DeMole.131" but I don't know what that means? [URL]http://numismatics.org/collection/accnum/list?linksrc=db&kw=+ihs&imageavailable=false[/URL] [B]Switzerland,Geneva, /BI,2 quarts[/B] obverse type: arms obverse legend: RESPUBLIC GENEVEN reverse type: IHS within rays reverse legend: POST TENEBRAS LVX (date) references: DeMole.131 region: Switzerland locality: Geneva date on object: 1788 denomination: 2 quarts material: BI axis: 5 references: DeMole.131 obverse type: arms obverse legend: RESPUBLIC GENEVEN reverse type: IHS within rays reverse legend: POST TENEBRAS LVX (date) Pps: Does anyone know if the "BI" for material, stands for billion (copper/silver alloy)? Ppps: You can also find similar coins (not this date though) at: [URL]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/results.php?results=100&search=dt[/URL] The closest date I found was 1771 but it isn't the exact same coin (slight differences so probably a different denomination): [URL]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=447576&AucID=332&Lot=208[/URL][/QUOTE]
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