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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1764018, member: 112&quot;]Not saying that&#039;s exactly what it is though Matt, just that it is listed. The coin is so worn there&#039;s no way to tell what it is that I can see.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Nor would I be surprised if there are others that are unlisted. The French seemed to be downright nuts about using coins as planchets and over-striking them. I think I&#039;ve seen more French over-strikes than I have from any other country.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And don&#039;t ever trust the books too much. Krause makes more than their share of mistakes. And even Gadoury, (which is the French Red Book), they don&#039;t even list a 2 decime at all. Let alone one that has been over-struck.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The more I study coins, the more mistakes I find in the books that a lot of us consider our coin bibles. It&#039;s getting so I don&#039;t have a whole lot of faith in any of them anymore.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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