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coppercoopercoppercooper Posts: 3
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hey everyone.

new to the board here. i have what i think is a very old coin. would like to see if there's anyone that would be able to tell me what circa it comes from, and how much it may be valued at.

thanks in advance.

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    ajaanajaan Posts: 17,125 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Louis 16th King of France. Have a reverse image?

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    coinpicturescoinpictures Posts: 5,345 ✭✭✭
    Without seeing the back it's hard to give an exact identification, but at first glance it appears French, 18th century.

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    ajaanajaan Posts: 17,125 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm guessing a 12 Deniers dated 1791 Paris Mint.

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    DanegeldDanegeld Posts: 1,497
    Two Louie's after the "Sun King" image "who BTW, sent his niece Marie Louise to Carlos II the MAD & Impotent King of Spain" but that is not important here. It's Louie the XVI on you coin (I believe)

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    ColinCMRColinCMR Posts: 1,482 ✭✭✭
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    1jester1jester Posts: 8,638 ✭✭✭
    Definitely Louis the 16th, but how does the Shroom know so much?? image

    Welcome to the Darkside, cooper!

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    AethelredAethelred Posts: 9,288 ✭✭✭
    It is a Paris Mint coin, note the "A" mintmark.
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    1jester1jester Posts: 8,638 ✭✭✭
    Of course, Dead One. But Bingo sure knows his stuff. How did he figure out the rest?

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    ajaanajaan Posts: 17,125 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i> How did he figure out the rest? >>


    He looked in a Krause and guessed at the date, they were only minted for 3 or four years I believe.

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    AethelredAethelred Posts: 9,288 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Of course, Dead One. But Bingo sure knows his stuff. How did he figure out the rest?

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    ajaanajaan Posts: 17,125 ✭✭✭✭✭
    image NOT!

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    theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
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    GDJMSPGDJMSP Posts: 799 ✭


    << <i>

    << <i> How did he figure out the rest? >>


    He looked in a Krause and guessed at the date, they were only minted for 3 or four years I believe. >>




    As he said, he looked in Krause. The give away is that the 12 deniers is the only denomination of that time and design that did not have the date on the obverse.
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    coppercoopercoppercooper Posts: 3
    thanks for the help so far everyone. here's the reverse of it. hopefully it's of decent enough quality to make sense of.

    any idea what the value of this coin may be? if any value at all...
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    lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,217 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yup. The Shroom nailed it. 12 deniers.

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    coppercoopercoppercooper Posts: 3
    thanks guys. sorry if i've been misunderstood, was looking for the market value if i were to sell it. not the actual value of the coin itself, but i do appreciate that info in addition.

    cheers
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    lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,217 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't have an 18th century Krause volume handy at the moment (I'm at work), but there is one in my locker.

    If nobody else posts some Krause values for you tonight, I'll pull mine out of the locker and look it up for you.

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    ajaanajaan Posts: 17,125 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Worth about $2 IMO.

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    GDJMSPGDJMSP Posts: 799 ✭
    It would likely sell for about $15 - $20.
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