✅ SOLVED Coin ID Hoped For...

[ajaj]

A fellow metal detector wrists found the coin below. It’s from northern New York state near Lake Champlain. I have found numerous older Canadian tokens and US coins in the area. This coin, he states, is about the size of a nickel and rather thin. He believe it’s not a button. Thanks.

aj

 

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[smokeythecat]

French billon coin, 2 sols...I think. Pics on ebay for comparison. I looked for French 1739 coin. That is a very nice find!

 

[bradyboy]

any pic of the back side
not a great pic, suggest better pics
brady

 

[Red-Coat]

@smokeythe cat is correct.

It’s a double sol (1/10th of a livre) of Louis XV of France. They were struck between 1738-1769 with numerous minor stylistic variations and differences in spacing of the lettering. The one sol had the same design, but was smaller (17mm versus 22mm for the two sol).



The reverse should look like this:



They don’t survive well in the ground since they were only .250 fine silver.

 

[smokeythecat]

Good grief I got something right! Actually, I could read the 1739 and have a similar colonial French coin.

 

[ajaj]

Awesome ID folks! Thank you very much.

aj