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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dadams, post: 3054614, member: 82194&quot;]<font face="Times New Roman">There is a long line of renowned Belgium numismatists. Here are a couple items in my collection featuring RENIER HUBERT GHISLAIN CHALON (1802 - 1899)</font></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bibliopath.com%2Fcoins%2Fboards%2FRenier-Chalon_CDV001.jpg&amp;hash=3e0935f0fc0630ab9d5433a4b3858438" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><font size="2">A carte-de-visite portrait of the Belgian numismatist, photographer and bibliophile Renier Chalon who has inscribed and signed the carte recto in the lower margin. The inscription reads: ‘Souvenir d’amitié à mon confrère M. Ducpétiaux / R. Chalon’ [English: A souvenir of friendship to my colleague Monsieur Ducpétiaux].</font></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bibliopath.com%2Fcoins%2Fboards%2FChalon-Renier__Medal.jpg&amp;hash=8b4d65c4d70c5027b621be7837eeb1f1" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><font size="2">Silver commemorative medal of the Belgian Numismatic Society</font></p> <p style="text-align: center"><font size="2">Obv: VISITE DE LA SOCIETE ROYALE DE NUMISMATIQUE BELGE • Lille • surrounding Flanders coat of arms </font></p> <p style="text-align: center"><font size="2">Rev: In round SOUVENIR DU 7 MAI 1882 followed by three lines across field PRÉSIDENCE / DE / RENIER CHALON and below, a little ornamented cross; in exergue, on a banner, the name of the member present A. DEMUNYNCK</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">If you have a little bit of time you can read more about my interest in him in this </font><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/collections-in-collision-coins-books-books-coins.308602/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/collections-in-collision-coins-books-books-coins.308602/"><font face="Times New Roman">thread</font></a><font face="Times New Roman"> which is off topic to the ancients forum.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Welcome back and I hope you&#039;ll give us an update on your experience.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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