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Message:: [QUOTE="Andy, post: 22375, member: 645"]"The golden period of France before the catastrophy of 1789." Well Sylvester I believe a certain Dickens called that time, "the best of times...the worst of times" Which if said today in the United States would make Dickens one of those undecided folks over here <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />"My most recent gold purchase was a Rooster", mmarotta.It is amazing how many people I have spoken to who have a rooster in their collection. I have two 20 franc ones myself but not a pre-1906 one yet."Young Vicky shieldback ( really fantastic portrait )( sovereign )2) Holland Wilhelmina with the long hair year 1897 ( 10 guilders )", ageka.Well ageka, you like myself tend to see coins for their true beauties. "As Andy started this thread in relation to `gold' i'm trying to refrain from highjacking it and splintering it off into french silver (mediaeval) .." Ian.Ian You have many words of wisdom, ("Talisker is king of the single malts"), so mixing silver with gold in a converstation is always alright with me. and"In relation to what you might pay for modern gold, hammered gold coins from the reign of Francis I can be (to my mind) `affordable'." Thanks for the tip Ian.GDJMSP, maybe you could treat us with another post of one of your favorite  gold or silver  European coins from the 1800's.[/QUOTE]