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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 8438266, member: 77639&quot;]Yup, they received my French 10-franc coin and British crown on Feb 25.&nbsp;&nbsp; They still haven’t released the images though.&nbsp; Guess I should be happy they crossed.&nbsp; Both coins had been graded MS64 by NGC.&nbsp; I crossed them because the few other coins I own in the two series are all PCGS.</p><p><br /></p><p>The crown has a portrait of Queen Victoria on the obverse.&nbsp; The design is called the old veiled bust and is by Thomas Brock.&nbsp; Reverse has Benedetto Pistrucci’s famous image of St. George killing the dragon.&nbsp; There is LX on the edge indicating Victoria had been on the throne for 60 years.&nbsp; Other major variety has LIX on the edge.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 10-franc coin obverse has a portrait of Marianne, who has a symbolic roll for the French similar to that of Miss Liberty for the U.S.&nbsp; The obverse and reverse designs are by Jules-Clement Chaplin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Enjoy!</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1495810[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1495811[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1495812[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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