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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Neal, post: 2885743, member: 43872&quot;]I bought this French Revolution 5 Centime at a flea market for $1.&nbsp; It is dated L&#039;5, which mostly corresponds to 1797, issued under the government of the Directory.&nbsp; It was cheap because it appears beat up (and the seller thought there was no date on it).&nbsp; </p><p>While it is worn, the smashed face and irregular lettering is because it was re-struck from a 10 centime coin when the money was revalued in 1797, and much of the old design is still shadowed (upside down) on the coin.&nbsp; The word &quot;DECIME&quot; (10 centimes) can still be made out on the reverse above the word CENTIMES.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]692606[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]692607[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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