Contemporary Counterfeit Sou?

Bjorn

I recently pulled this coin out of a junk box, mostly out of interest in its flaws. It is common for such a coin to lose part of the planchet, even post minting? Also, I noticed that the lettering for 'Liberte' looks thin and spidery. Any opinions/information?

lordmarcovan

Interesting. I suppose it is possible it's a contemporary counterfeit, but my money's on it just being an oddly struck/poor planchet genuine piece.

lordmarcovan

PS- then again, you do have a point about the thin and spidery lettering on "LIBERTE". Hm.

Whatever the case, it's a neat junkbox pickup.

Bjorn

Thanks LordMarcovan! I also felt a bit sorry for it, figured I would give it a home for now. These French Revolutionary coins often come up overstruck or double struck but this is the oddest one I have come across so far...

GoldenEyeNumismatics

It's authentic and double struck.

sumnom

Cool.