Rombalds Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 I understand that the Paris mint introduced the Cornucopia (Corne d'abondance) edge mark in 1880. I also believe that in 1843 bronze medals were stamped CUIVRE on the edge and that in 1880, BRONZE was substituted for CUIVRE. My dilemma is this: I have medals with both the Cornucopia (suggesting a post-1880 date) and CUIVRE (suggesting a pre-1880 date). Any advice as to resolution? Thanks for any input ….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Apparently some marks were still used after the stated date of their discontinuation. I have never heard of a mark being used before the stated date so it appears that your post 1880 cornucopia medals were perhaps just stamped in error with the old cuivre mark, not the new bronze one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 One of my awarded French medals engraved 1845 was stamped BRONZE with the pointing hand ponticon http://www.coinpeople.com/index.php?/topic/30228-louis-philippe-i-roi-des-francais/page__hl__gareau__fromsearch__1 so we have to take some of the dates given with a pinch of salt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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