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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 54759, member: 112&quot;]1652 ? - that is different than the information I have - what&#039;s your source Don ?</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1639, French engineer Pierre Blondeau perfected milling around the edge of coins to prevent clipping. Taking advantage of the new technique, Louis XIII of France instituted a complete recoinage the following year with milled-edge coins, including a newly designed Louis d&#039;or of 0.21 oz (6.75 grams). Louis banished hammered coins from his mint in 1645. Blondeau later worked for the royal mint in England, and issued the first British coins with milled edges in 1663. He also urged a complete recoinage, too, but it was not undertaken until 1696.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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