Giant foreign silver

[Wom 27]

Napoleon ......,that name seems familiar for some reason !!!

 

[JackalopeZL1]

Here you go, Only 362,000 minted... A lot better than mine. I think mine was in the millions



1813 5 franc, utrecht mint


https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/nu...13_utrecht_silver_km69417/691404/Default.aspx

 

[JackalopeZL1]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/47098-Fran...s-1813-Utrecht-Silver-KM-694-17-/321962957134

 

[Kilbreath85]

The writing on the rim is really neat. I like the star. It is such a cool find to have in a gold rush era place. It was such a melting pot out here. I am up to I think 7 different nationalities from one spot.



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[JackalopeZL1]

that's star is cool!!

Here is another link

http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/France_1813-flag_5_francs

 

[Kilbreath85]

Thanks for the link. I just want to double check, is that a fish left of the date?


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[JackalopeZL1]

yep, that is the mint mark

they call it "flag" or "Utrecht" mint

 

[Kilbreath85]

There is a flag looking thing in the right of the date. A fish to the left.
The fish threw me through a loop why would a fish be on a coin?
You know what the flag means as far as minting?


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[JackalopeZL1]

You know what the flag means as far as minting?


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no. Wish I did, I will keep looking...it looks like a fish, Don't ask me why they are screwy French.. But that is what you have mintage or 392,000

 

[JackalopeZL1]

Now if we could find a early 1800's 40 franc!!

 

[Kilbreath85]

Really? That fish is a flag? Dang. Never would of guessed.
More French coins are out there. I found an 1953 1 franc. Beautiful. If we keep digging we'll find them.


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[JackalopeZL1]

Really? That fish is a flag? Dang. Never would of guessed.
More French coins are out there. I found an 1953 1 franc. Beautiful. If we keep digging we'll find them.


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No, in my excitement of your find I misread and edited my previous post. Moral of the story I have no idea..hahaha Going to still look though

I do know that the symbol changed with every mint. Like mine has the medical symbol across from the W, Maybe it was just the symbol of the mint.. Yours is a oddball though. Most had a letter designation and a symbol where yours had 2 symbols??

 

[JackalopeZL1]

here is another good read. talks a little about mintmarks too

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoléon_(coin)


Might be the engravers or "privy" mark if like the 1 franc

http://typesets.wikidot.com/france:1-franc-1898-1920

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privy_mark

 

[E-TRAC-OHIO]

Wow ... what a killer find - a monster congrats !

 

[GARY SMITH]

That is awesome!! Super happy to see a second one of these dug in CA. I dug one last march and the first coin I dug to have writing around the rim. I did find a good webisight on them to look up the mint mark!! I will see if I can find it. Some are worth big bucks.. Good Job!

Edit, Man I have some grizzly paws. they coin looks way bigger in your hand...lol

https://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=246749

all I ever find in coal

 

[JackalopeZL1]

Yea, I bet, some folks get what they deserve... hahaha

 

[Buellride]

Wow, great Big find

 

[GARY SMITH]

Yea, I bet, some folks get what they deserve... hahaha

not raining, better get over here and find another coin

 

[matmit]

Congratulations on finding such a HUGE piece of history.
That is a really beautiful coin!

 

[JackalopeZL1]

not raining, better get over here and find another coin

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