Jester's Challenge #178

1jester · December 7, 2003 4:55AM

Welcome to Jester's Challenge, an interactive history lesson.

Inspired by many others here on the Darkside forum, I'd like to present what I hope will turn into a great learning experience for all of us. Many members on this World and Ancient Coin Forum have done a formidable job of sharing with us many fascinating and historically important coins. Since looking at coins is also one of my greatest pleasures, I'd like to try to follow in that time-honored tradition and submit for your pleasure and entertainment some world coins I've come across in my short lifetime.

I will pick out a coin on a regular basis, and post it along with the challenge to you to name the coin, its provenance, denomination, metallic content, mintage, any distinguishing characteristics or noteworthy features, and its value. The more information, the better. I'd like as many people as possible to participate, regardless of how little knowledge you might have on the subject. I appreciate comments on every aspect of the coin, including its history, or its role in human history, or info on similar coins in its series, etc. I myself don't presume to know 1/1000 of what you collectively know, hence my challenge to all of you to share your knowledge with the rest of us. Hopefully this exercise will encourage thought, discussion, and most importantly, more friendship.

Thanks for your participation!!!

Here is the one hundred seventy-eighth selection:

tbirde56 · December 7, 2003 5:09AM

1jester · December 7, 2003 5:13AM

I knew you wouldn't be able to resist, Tbirde!!

newbiecollector · December 7, 2003 5:26AM

What is the detailed info on these? Are they copper-nickle?

newsman · December 7, 2003 5:27AM

France 1986 100 francs -- a relic of a time long past when France was an ally

newbiecollector · December 7, 2003 5:30AM

Thanks, I did know that much. Are they copper-nickle? Something else?

1jester · December 7, 2003 5:39AM

Newbie, this is 90% silver, I believe.

newbiecollector · December 7, 2003 5:41AM

WOW......... I have 3 of these rascals. I never knew they were silver...

1jester · December 7, 2003 5:57AM

If I'm not mistaken, they came in a plethora of different metals. This one is silver, and there's something else that everyone's missed so far, and a clue is that it's written on the coin.

tbirde56 · December 7, 2003 7:06AM

That ones a silver Piedfort, also made in platinum and gold.

Bruce · December 7, 2003 7:41AM

I see that small writing on the one side, but it means nothing to me.

1jester · December 7, 2003 8:34AM

Bruce, I believe Piedfort refers to the fact that this coin is struck on a planchet that's twice as thick as normal. Sort of like a Double Stuff Oreo cookie!!

Jester's Challenge #178

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