• When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

Strange Silver pattern Quarter
0

92 posts in this topic

13 hours ago, Just Bob said:

I don't think your token is American. I think it is a French 25 centimes token. The cent symbol is a "C" with a "post" on the top and bottom. The centime symbol is a "C," often with a dot or dash under it. (Sometimes it is a Ces, or Cmes,) Your token matches the style of these French tokens:

 

87848-original.jpg

photo103174.jpeg

19394-original.jpg

Fantastic detective work! Now we're getting somewheres. And I see a counterpunch from none other than Howard Hughes. Not only have I never seen this before -- I had no idea they even existed.  (And your "scrawny eagle" makes ours, circa 1795, or thereabouts, look positively robust.) Nice!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I wish I could look at a coin and see that much visionary in it. Those are quite some diagrams and drawings. Looks like 2 octopuses fighting each other in that little slash below the c.  

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
0