My son got me this coin thinking it was an 8 reales. Turns out it's a French Ecu, with a V mint mark. Does anyone know where the French V mint was? Thanks!
My son got me this coin thinking it was an 8 reales. Turns out it's a French Ecu, with a V mint mark. Does anyone know where the French V mint was? Thanks!
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Pretty nice gift and a big chunk of silver! The mint mark of "V" is Troyes according to this book entry.
http://colnect.com/en/coins/coin/359...ouis_XV-France
Last edited by Digger_O'Dell; 01-02-2017 at 01:09 PM.
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Thanks Chris....I couldn't find that info!
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No problem, always happy to help!
Equipment:
Minelab: CTX 3030, GPX 4800, X-Terra 705. Whites TDI SL.
2024: Silver 1, Gold 0
Best finds: 28 silver dime spill, 1800s Dutch customs seal.
Oldest/best coins: Late 1700's Chinese Cash Coin, 1837 Upper Canada large cent, 1877 Seated Dime
Oldest Relic find: 1800 Sailors Luck token
You Tube: Rediscovering America
Quote: Treasures are like potato chips, you can never have just one!
Now that's a cool Christmas gift!!
The son done good!
Way better than a new tie. Or some new undies!
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Nice gift, Drew. It is almost the size of an 8R. I bought one roman coin online cuz I know the chances of finding one are quite slim.
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It's nice to have family members who know what us detector type of people really want for xmas. great gift.
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