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Half French Crown of the Sun

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	Hi, This weight was made in France but found in East Yorkshire, important trading ground for all kinds of merchants dealing in England around 1500. The weight shows, like the coin, a small sun above the crowned French shield. The mass of the weight is only 1.6234 g which is 95.1% correct based on the tolerance weight prescribed by the authorities at that time. The weight is in very fine condition (500 years in the ground!)and has a pleasing black patina, something that does not quite come through in this scan. The reverse is blank like most early weights as it was not required for the makers to identify themselves. Questions are always welcome. coinwate
	· Date: Thu February 12, 2004 · Views: 1413 · Filesize: 3.8kb · Dimensions: 136 x 131 ·
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jkxs
Site Admin

Registered: March 2002
Posts: 610

Thu February 12, 2004 19:52

Rating: 10

Its great to have a knowledgable member who really knows their stuff !! - Well done coinweight - great piece of history Thumbs Up!

Quattrino
MLO Subscriber

Registered: March 2003
Posts: 372

Wed May 25, 2005 11:40

It's a really nice coinweight!
Well done!
Hey you know really lot of things about coinweight...I have one to ID the period you wanne see it? Mayebe you can help me, ok?

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