Debbie Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Evening all. I have finally purchased a few engraved love tokens (purely on the basis that I liked the look of them and they were affordable) It is rather liberating to purchase some foreign coins which I would otherwise not have entertained. I am however sorry to say that I know very little about them! Just wondered if any of you out there might be able to give me some extra information such what percentage silver / common year etc. Here’s one I think its AVF? Quote
Peckris Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Evening all. I have finally purchased a few engraved love tokens (purely on the basis that I liked the look of them and they were affordable) It is rather liberating to purchase some foreign coins which I would otherwise not have entertained. I am however sorry to say that I know very little about them! Just wondered if any of you out there might be able to give me some extra information such what percentage silver / common year etc. Here’s one I think its AVF?Do you have the size? All I can say is it's French, Louis XVIII, possibly a franc? And for its date, probably solid silver. More than that I can't say. Quote
Debbie Posted January 19, 2012 Author Posted January 19, 2012 Its 18mm diameter looks about the size of a 3D. Quote
Peckris Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Its 18mm diameter looks about the size of a 3D.A few cents then - it looks like the value has been rubbed off in order to create a blank area for the engraving. Nice coin with an interesting story :-) Quote
davidrj Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Its 18mm diameter looks about the size of a 3D.A few cents then - it looks like the value has been rubbed off in order to create a blank area for the engraving. Nice coin with an interesting story :-)Probably a half franc F179/30David Quote
Debbie Posted January 20, 2012 Author Posted January 20, 2012 Thanks guys, I'm sure it is a half franc. Here is another one I bought from Andy Howitt ( thanks for the tip Tom) I looked it up on the net and was surprised to find that its culpro -nickle. I assumed that most silver coloured coins from the 19th Century had some siver content. Something else learnt. Quote
Peckris Posted January 20, 2012 Posted January 20, 2012 Thanks guys, I'm sure it is a half franc. Here is another one I bought from Andy Howitt ( thanks for the tip Tom) I looked it up on the net and was surprised to find that its culpro -nickle. I assumed that most silver coloured coins from the 19th Century had some siver content. Something else learnt.Yes, that looks cupro-nickel. Whereas your original post looks definitely silver. Quote
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