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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PaddyB, post: 2549303, member: 40017&quot;]I picked up this amongst many others yesterday. I haven&#039;t been able to tie it down so I am looking for any ideas?</p><p>What I can see - obverse appears to have LUD XIIII behind the bust - so I am assuming Louis XIV of France and therefore late 17th/early 18th century. Remainder of legend I can&#039;t quite make out though last few letters may be NARE.</p><p>Reverse clearly has 1/2 above the word PISTOL and letter W. Three clear Fleur de Lys above.</p><p>BUT... the Pistol seems to have been a high value gold coin in the French states at that time, whereas this is clearly copper/bronze. So is it a Contemporary forgery (and if so of what) or am I barking up the wrong tree?[ATTACH=full]547588[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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