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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1598083, member: 112&quot;]I <u>love</u> the history aspect of coins ! Here&#039;s a couple I used to own that I have described many times.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]224161.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]224162.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This one is one of the earliest coins ever minted in the New World. And it was struck in the actual home of Hernan Cortez in Mexico City in 1542.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]224163.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]224164.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This one was struck in 1364 for the express purpose of paying the ransom for the French King Jean II who had been captured in battle by the Black Prince of England.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course the stories, the histories, of both of these coins would require a book for each. But just those short sentences of mine, they kind of give you an idea <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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