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PCGS Around the World: French 1641/0 Croix de Templier ½ Louis D’or

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By Jay Turner for PCGS …… What is better? The tried-and-true way practiced for centuries or a new way developed with new methods and technology? This debate certainly carries on with coin manufacturing. Beginning with the 1550s introduction of milled coins (coins made by a machine press), European countries wavered back and forth between milled […]

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Forgotten Collection to Enter the Market: The Gold Coins of Fernand David

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He was one of the most renowned collectors of his time: Fernand David, the rich Paris manufacturer of trimmings, lace and embroidery. Around 1900, leading French numismatists used David’s collection to advance their research. They appreciated the charming and knowledgeable colleague, most of whose coins – like those of many other coreligionists – were stolen […]

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Atlas Numismatics Offering Mint State Double Louis d’Or, Pattern Gulden, and More

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For October, here is a new selection of coins and medals from Atlas Numismatics for your consideration. Please let us know if you see something of interest or if may have any questions that we can help you with. Atlas remains actively interested in purchasing individual items and whole collections if you are considering selling […]

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NGC Grades Rare 700-Year-Old French Coin

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In a press release we received from the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®), we have learned that they have just certified one of only six known examples of a Royal d’Or struck during the 1314-16 reign of Louis X of France. They graded the coin NGC AU 55.
The six known examples were discovered in France in 1861 in the Treasure of Deauville and then sold to collectors

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France: The Sower coupled with the exquisite Louis d’Or on latest gold and silver coins

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The Monnaie de Paris have unveiled (18th January) designs for three new coins that continue their impressive and sought-after series celebrating French coinage throughout the ages. Part of the Monnaie de Paris’s 1,150th anniversary of producing national coinage for the French State, the series was launched in 2014, and the designs in it have featured well-known or noteworthy coins that have shaped the economic and political growth of the state since the days of Charles II, “the Bald” (823–877)

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2017, Coin Articles, Columns, Louis d'Or, Monnaie de Paris, Oscar Roty, The Sower, World Coins

France: The Sower coupled with the exquisite Louis d’Or on latest gold and silver coins

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The Monnaie de Paris have unveiled (18th January) designs for three new coins that continue their impressive and sought-after series celebrating French coinage throughout the ages. Part of the Monnaie de Paris’s 1,150th anniversary of producing national coinage for the French State, the series was launched in 2014, and the designs in it have featured well-known or noteworthy coins that have shaped the economic and political growth of the state since the days of Charles II, “the Bald” (823–877)

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