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question for you experts on old french coins

coachleonardcoachleonard Posts: 995 ✭
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I've noticed that a lot of french coins (1600's-1700's vintage) that are supposedly made of copper,
tend to appear pretty brassy--- did old french copper coins have a lot of brass in them as well. F'rinstance,
I have a 1719-24 'John Law' French coin that appears VERY yellowy brass, yet what I read about them says
these are copper coins. Anybody have any information?

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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    I know nothing about this, but I read in the Red Book that many French issues for the Colonies were unsuccessful due to their "brassy" nature. Perhaps France had a problem in general with brassy copper?

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  • coachleonardcoachleonard Posts: 995 ✭
    i do remember reading about a 1717 french colonial issue that was too "brassy" but that issue never
    reached circulation apparently.
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