(Oct 30, 2016)
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| The Stats | this coin is 31 mm in diameter, almost exactly the diameter of an American Half Dollar (30.6 mm) | What is a Piedfort? A Piedfort is a double-weight, double-thickness coin, minted for collectors and for bullion purposes
This coin stands up on its edge! Check out the last picture
The model for this coin is France #960, which is a standard thickness coin
The weight of our coin is 30 grams (#960 weighs 15 grams)
The coin was minted in Brilliant Uncirculated
The Piedfort version of this coin was also issued in platinum and gold, and the normal thickness coin (#960) was issued in these precious metals and also issued in palladium
The obverse of the coin depicts a bust view of the Statue of Liberty with birds in flight behind it, and the double dates of 1886-1986
The reverse shows the famous French motto: Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite (Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood) in an ornate font
In tiny letters is the name of the designer Michel Durand Megret and the word "Piedfort
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