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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Puckles, post: 2896370, member: 82875&quot;]Very nice ecus Mat. And fully justified being in in this forum because they are, after all, from the &quot;Ancien Régime&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m on the lookout for a VF+ 1792 Ecu. The closest I have come so far is the 1791 15 Sols of the same basic design (see below - seller photo). Love the inscription on the reverse - &quot; The Third Year of Freedom&quot; &quot;Rule of the People&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>I saw one of the ecus in the local museum when I was a kid over 45 years ago. Been keen to get one ever since, just minus the adjustment file marks. Seriously, the fact that they regularly filed the coins at the mint to adjust the weight down was criminal and a good enough reason for the revolution all by itself!</p><p><br /></p><p>The following link shows good but expensive examples of what I&#039;m looking for:</p><p><a href="https://www.cgbfr.com/boutique,royales-francaises.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cgbfr.com/boutique,royales-francaises.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.cgbfr.com/boutique,royales-francaises.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]696690[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]696691[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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