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1856-K

ccmorganccmorgan Posts: 1,228 ✭✭✭
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What is this coin? I would guess the grade to be fine. Looks french to me dated 1856 with K mint mark.

Love the 1885-CC Morgan

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  • OldhoopsterOldhoopster Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭✭✭

    1856-K France 10 centimes. K mint = Boudreaux . Looks to have been cleaned at one time. I'm leaning towards VG, but am not a specialist in French coins

    Member of the ANA since 1982
  • JBKJBK Posts: 15,666 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This coin was often counterstamped with advertising in England as it was illegal to advertise on English coins but it was Ok to counterstamp French coins, and they circulated in the UK. The French 10 centimes was close in dimensions to the British penny and they were accepted by British merchants at that value,

  • ccmorganccmorgan Posts: 1,228 ✭✭✭

    So is this coin worth a plugged nickel? Is it copper?

    Love the 1885-CC Morgan
  • OldhoopsterOldhoopster Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 12, 2020 5:29AM

    Search for info at

    www.numista.com

    I recommend bookmarking it if you want to ID foreign coins

    Member of the ANA since 1982
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