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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gallienus, post: 1576411, member: 42034&quot;]Very Nice double Napoleon.&nbsp; I think a Napoleon was 20 francs?&nbsp; These typically come like this, unlike the Bonaparte 20 francs which come quite sharply struck on the wreath.</p><p>I used to collect French coins but gave it up as I found myself spread too thin (used to collect Ancients: Greek &amp; Roman, Latin American, French + Polish).&nbsp; Nonetheless I too have one (Bonaparte 40F).</p><p>[ATTACH]216987.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My pix is far too shiny and isn&#039;t faciliated that I have to go to the SD box to get the coin out to re-photo it AND having dropped my old digital camera I have to wait till after Xmas for one with working focus.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a Modern coin, I think &quot;Modern&quot; is anything which is defined as post-Renaissance or basically anything after 1600 or so.&nbsp; With French I guess the &quot;Gadory&quot; or &quot;Le Franc&quot; require separate volumes for Ancien Regeime [spelling] e.g. the pre-Revolutionary Monarchs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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