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<p>[QUOTE="doug444, post: 1883354, member: 38849"]OK - to start with, you have two lions on either side of a shield. The most clear lion runs from about the 2 o'clock position down to the 5 o'clock position; three of his legs touch the shield, and the fourth leg rests on the heavy horizontal bar. The other lion, opposite, is a little harder to make out. The shield (or escutcheon) is divided by a diagonal line, from top left to bottom right. The coin is probably a fairly low denomination, made out of billon, an alloy of mostly bronze/copper plus a little silver. If it were 60% or 80% or 90% silver, it would not be so corroded. I don't see the 1789 date, where is it?</p><p><br /></p><p>This diagram (not intended to represent your coin, just a sample) will help you see what I'm seeing:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]319871[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="doug444, post: 1883354, member: 38849"]OK - to start with, you have two lions on either side of a shield. The most clear lion runs from about the 2 o'clock position down to the 5 o'clock position; three of his legs touch the shield, and the fourth leg rests on the heavy horizontal bar. The other lion, opposite, is a little harder to make out. The shield (or escutcheon) is divided by a diagonal line, from top left to bottom right. The coin is probably a fairly low denomination, made out of billon, an alloy of mostly bronze/copper plus a little silver. If it were 60% or 80% or 90% silver, it would not be so corroded. I don't see the 1789 date, where is it? This diagram (not intended to represent your coin, just a sample) will help you see what I'm seeing: [ATTACH=full]319871[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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