How Far Back Can We Go??

[Vfox]

I'm still out until 1660, lol.

[thedeadpoint]

I'm out til we get to.. uhh.. ambiguously old ancients

[hiho]

I'm ready with a 1666, year of The Great Fire Of London.

[Mark Stilson]

All I have in 1600 is a 1654, 1661, and 1675.

[Ian]

 

copper jeton issued for B DeGivry, Sherrif of Metz in 1677

[marianne]

Here's another 1677, a Denmark 2 skillings.

 

[frank]

Here's another 1677, a jeton from Charles II of Spain:

I got it because I liked the French phrase on the coin: GECTS [jetons] POVR LE BVREAU DES FINANCES...

[hiho]

Well I am not so jaded that I am not impressed by three unique 1677 coins from France, Denmark and Spain.

And I'm pretty jaded...

 

1676 please.

[Ætheling]

I used to have these coins, all sixpences;

 

1676/5

 

 

1675

 

 

1674

[Mark Stilson]

I'm going to drop in my 1675. Yes some one did make change from it. Not sure if I'll get a chance tomorrow. (Heading to Louisiana)

 

[worldcoinguy]

I was hoping to throw this one into the mix. 1675 Papal States scudo / piastra.

 

Onward to 1673 now?

[frank]

Jeepers, that's a beautiful coin.

[frank]

Onward to 1673 now?

 

Well, here's another French jeton for 1673:

 

sufficit aeternum nec deficit = it is sufficient for eternity and will not be lacking (like the ocean...)

[worldcoinguy]

Here is a 1672 Salzburg taler. That will do it for me for about a decade.

 

[ElleKitty]

1671, Anyone? Trying to keep this thread moving. I'm enjoying it very much.

[frank]

We now pause to thank the French, especially Louis XIV, for being so enamored with jeton-minting that it's quite easy (= cheap) to find one every year for Louis's reign.

1671 Chambre aux deniers, a common coin on eBay, snapped up by those who like bees. Hinc alitur cum rege domus = "all are fed while the King is at home" (yes, we know it's really the queen bee that leads the hive, but try telling the king that).

[worldcoinguy]

Sorry all.......I had to kill the hosting contract I had with godaddy, and now all my images went poof. I am seeing what I can do now for image hosting (and to fix all my broken links on the forum).

[Ian]

Here's a 1670 silver ducaton of Charles II of Spain struck at Bruges in current day Belgium. These coins were notoriously very crudely struck, and this one is (believe it or not) almost `as struck'.

 

[frank]

1669 jeton of Maria-Theresa, Queen of Louis XIV:

The Queen's role is likened to that of a magnifying glass to Louis the Sun King. Hinc splendor et ardor = "the light and warmth [comes] from elsewhere."

[frank]

Since it's been a week, I'll bump this along.

 

1668 jeton of Louis XIV

[hiho]

Great jetons Frank.

 

Standing by with a nice 1666, but for now...

 

Who has the 1667?

[ElleKitty]

I really have little idea of what this token is: But it's 1667!

 

[hiho]

I really have little idea of what this token is: But it's 1667!

 

Interesting French (?) token with a clear, legible date. Nice one Elle...

 

Here is my 1666, a Netherlands gold ducat from Utrecht:

 

 

NGC called this XF45 which I thought was a little conservative. Look at the details on the hands and knees. Those were the high points and the first to show wear.

Personally I think it's at least an AU50 (or AU55) but I may be a little bit biased. This is tied with a 1707 as my favorite ducat.

 

Any more 1666's?

[Ian]

Here's a silver jeton dated 1666 issued for the parish of Ste. Genevieive in Paris. I am completely in the dark as to the `M' counterstamp. I'm pretty certain that it signifies the jeton having been used as coinage in one of the french colonies (Montserat?), but happy for any input on this.

 

 

This one is a large silver ducaton (crown size) issued in 1666 for the city of Liege in modern day Belgium

 

 

Ian

[syzygy]

...Here is my 1666, a Netherlands gold ducat from Utrecht:

That is truly an exceptional coin!