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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Teddydogno1, post: 1984158, member: 71226&quot;]1900 UK silver 1 Rupee.&nbsp; Gotta love the &quot;Young Victoria&quot; Empress portrait.&nbsp; This is a big-ish coin.&nbsp; I always think of a rupee as a small denomination.&nbsp; Anyone know what the buying power of 1 rupee was in 1900?</p><p>[ATTACH]354227[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]354228[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And this is a French commemorative 100 Franc coin from 1986 for the Statue of Liberty.&nbsp; I think it is a cool mate to my US 1986 Liberty coins.&nbsp; For anyone who hasn&#039;t seen these, it is a &quot;Piedfort&quot; coin:&nbsp; extra (double) thickness of the standard issue, and therefore double the silver content.&nbsp; It is spec&#039;d at 4mm thick and I&#039;ve shown it below next to a Philharmonic (already a fairly thick coin).</p><p>[ATTACH]354229[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]354230[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]354231[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>As always, any and all comments are welcome.&nbsp; I&#039;ve picked up a few more pieces this week, but will post them with their specialty threads or sections (Canada, US).</p><p><br /></p><p>Rob[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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