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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 49683, member: 283&quot;]Interesting stuff Doug, but have a look in your copy of Gadoury. Hopefully it won&#039;t be all that different from mine, even though chances are that it is a lot more up to date than my trusty 1993 edition. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>You will find listed through 1791 -1793 various mints which have two mints given for the letter (which normally indicates the mint).</p><p><br /></p><p>For example have a close look at the listings for D (Lyon), I (Limoges), MA (Marseille), T (Nantes), and W (Lille).</p><p><br /></p><p>These letters ARE the mints named and no other. So, when does a `T&#039; become `Saumur&#039; and not Nantes? </p><p><br /></p><p>A coin minted at Saumur will have a dot either to the left, to the right or directly underneath the stem of the T. I&#039;m sure you will have seen these around on these pieces and perhaps mistaken the dot as an indicator of the `semestre&#039;, or perhaps paid its presence scant attention (?)</p><p><br /></p><p>A D with a dot indicates Dijon; an I with a dot indicates Clermont Ferrand; a W with a dot indicates Arras. I&#039;m totally oblivious to what mint produced the MA with a dot either side of it though in 1793. Now THAT one is difficult to find, but i&#039;ve got hold of most of the others. </p><p><br /></p><p>Without the dots, the coins were minted at the duly designated mints as far as i&#039;m aware though. In this one&#039;s case......Nantes.&nbsp; ;-)</p><p><br /></p><p>Ian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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