All that I have left Part-II World Coins from 1601
1900's


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Set Details
Coin Description: 1D 1626-34 Germany KM-41
Grade: NGC AU 50
Owner: RAM-VT
 
Set Category: Varieties
Set Name: All that I have left Part-II World Coins from 1601
Slot Name: 1900's
Research: Currently not available

Owner's Description

Germany-Lorraine

No Date 1626-34

Denier KM-41

And the debate begins, is it France or Germany. KM’s standard catalogue lists this coin under Germany while NGC lists the coin as France but NGC uses the KM-41 designator which is found under Germany.

I guess technically neither may be correct, I really don’t know. When this coin was minted Lorraine was not part of France or under French control. So at a minimum NGC is wrong. The ruler, Karl III, was definitely Germanic but Germany at that time was not a unified country (they needed Bismarck to come along first). I lean to listing this coin as German over Franch only because of the ruler was Germanic.

This was an eBay purchase This is a great grade for this coin.

I purchased this coin on eBay for $66.

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