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Pray forgive me for intervening twice within the same discourse… It is indeed true that the matter of distinguishing between the 20 Francs “Coq” and the later “Pinay” restrikes remains a delicate one… (View Post)

Hello Gentlmen ! It appears to me that a confusion has arisen between Louis-Philippe and Louis-Napoleon. Pray forgive my correction. Louis-Philippe, cousin to Louis XVI, was the last to bear the titl… (View Post)

Indeed, it's a strange case ! Usually they would effectively melt the old coins to create new ones, and that's what they did until 1690. Since the "Écu aux huit L du 1er Type" (first minted… (View Post)