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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 26647943, member: 10461&quot;]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>France: 1756-L silver écu of Louis XV, Bayonne mint</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">NGC VF25.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6981445-002/25/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6981445-002/25/" rel="nofollow">Cert. #6981445-002</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://en.numista.com/27738" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/27738" rel="nofollow">Numista-27738</a>.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/france-ecu-km-512.12-1741-1771-cuid-1143938-duid-1253378" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/france-ecu-km-512.12-1741-1771-cuid-1143938-duid-1253378" rel="nofollow">Krause-Mishler-512.12</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">.917 silver, .8694 oz.&nbsp; Diameter: 41 mm.&nbsp; Weight: 29.48 g.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Struck at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayonne" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayonne" rel="nofollow">Bayonne</a> (&quot;L&quot; mintmark) under the reign of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XV" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XV" rel="nofollow">King Louis XV</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">These large silver dollar-sized coins were struck on planchets (blanks) which were roughly weight-adjusted with a file before striking.&nbsp; As such, they often still showed the file adjustment marks after striking.&nbsp; There are traces of adjustment marks visible on the obverse of this example (notably on Louis&#039; portrait) but they are not particularly egregious or distracting in this particular case.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Ex-B&amp;R Coins &amp; Currency, <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lordm-2026-fun-show-report-live-updates-from-the-floor.420707/page-6#post-26632519" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lordm-2026-fun-show-report-live-updates-from-the-floor.420707/page-6#post-26632519">at the 2026 FUN show</a> in Orlando, Florida, 10 January 2026.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1699871[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1699872[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1699873[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1699874[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #ffffff">016000</span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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