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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gallienus, post: 3070006, member: 42034&quot;]I just realized that I forgot Ecuador, I&#039;ve had many attempted run-ins with Ecuadorian coins; almost all of which I lost.&nbsp; Here&#039;s one I got.&nbsp; You&#039;ll have to trust me (&amp; the slab) that the coin in person is a lot nicer than my poor photo.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a well struck Ecuadorian 5 Francs of 1858, PCGS or NGC-65.&nbsp; I think it&#039;s the finest known specimen.&nbsp; For some strange reason Krause began calling this a &quot;Francos&quot;, named after the slang of the franc term.&nbsp; However the coin was struck on the French Franc standard (denominated 5 F) and this was intended to help it&#039;s international acceptance.&nbsp; You don&#039;t see slabs of Elizabethian &quot;1 bob&quot; {shillings} or a British gold quid {pound} for example.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve a new photo setup so eventually I&#039;ll re-photo the coin more clearly.</p><p><img src="http://www.coinsandhistory.com/pix_cointalk/Ecu_5F_1858_both.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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