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For this one, if I removed Marianne's helmet, I'd never leave France.

Chris

 

However, weekend jaunts to Belgium wouldn't be out of the question....

Chris

 

Chris, you have posted some fabulous coins! I must now look for them and own them myself. Where would I begin?

 

Nice, is that a commemorative issue or something?

 

Where toned coins come from...

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First, these are medals rather than coins.

With the exception of Marianne standing in front of the French Senate building, most of them were purchased 8-10 years ago. I found that medals from the 19th and early 20th century were the most intriguing, and many were designed by the foremost artists in Western Europe.

I was fortunate to establish a good (buying) relationship with three sellers in and around Paris, and often they would contact me whenever a really nice medal came into their possession.

You can start by searching "French medals" or "Belgian medals" or "Swiss medals" or "Italian medals" and sort through these to find any that tickle your fancy. NOTE: If you just searched "medals", you will likely have a few hundred thousand which would also include military medals, religious medals, auto club medals, etc. from all over the planet.

Chris

 

This is my oldest medal. It's from Italy and is dated 1803. Ha! I would love to have three women "in the palm of my hand" at the same time!

Chris

 

On the other hand, some women don't take kindly to propositions........

 

......others are "too flighty"...........

 

.......some prefer to get together and compare notes......

 

......others want to shout it to the world.......

 

......and then there are those who have never been propositioned in their life.

The end!

 

A bit earlier this time, about 2400 years earlier for Syracuse and "Arethusa":