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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;HandsomeToad, post: 564484, member: 12965&quot;]Here is where you can read up on why these were counterstamped:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/French.intro.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/French.intro.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/French.intro.html</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here is the part about this coin:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>&quot;By an edict of October 1692 Louis XIV ordered older billon coinage still in circulation to be restruck with new designs and reissued as sous of 15 deniers. Some of this coinage was counterstamped and sent to Nouvelle France where they circulated at fluctuating values. Coins dated 1692-1697 were included in this grouping and can be positively assigned to this second counterstamped group.&quot;</i> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ryan now has one that is an overtype with a lily counterstamp to boot.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Maybe he&#039;ll post it?&nbsp; :thumb:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ribbit&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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