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(French 10 Centimes / 1854) Purchased from Lisa Luther / Wimborne, Dorset, UK. (Nv. 24, 2023) ($30)
William Gladstone was one of the most powerful and influential British politicians of the 19th century. As such he strongly influenced the tortured path towards Irish reform and their quest for Home Rule. Though not realized during his lifetime, his pioneering stance on Irish self-determination would eventually lead to the passage of a Home Rule bill nearly a quarter century after his death. This engraved coin is perhaps a tribute to this ultimate accomplishment.
The legends are neatly engraved on the reverse of a smoothed and holed 1854 French 10 Centimes coin. The piercing is little abused suggesting it wasn't worn for any substantial period of time.
The seller acquired the coin in 2008 as part of her late grandfather's vast 4,000 piece collection of coins, medals, and other numismatic artifacts. |