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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 7395767, member: 85693&quot;]I&#039;ve always liked European crowns of the Latin Monetary Union standard - 25 grams of .900 silver.&nbsp; These would be mostly from France, Italy, Belgium, Spain, etc., mostly 19th century.&nbsp; These are abundant and can often be found with low premiums.&nbsp; Lot of variety - different rulers, etc.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_Monetary_Union" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_Monetary_Union" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_Monetary_Union</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an array of low grade French crowns in my collection (the stray Ethiopian birr is not of the LMU standard - it is heavier).&nbsp; They have about $12 worth of silver now:&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1286757[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Spanish 5 pesetas are fun too - King Alfonso XIII went from a new born to a boy, 1888-1899 on crowns and minors: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1286759[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1286760[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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