Old French Coin

 
The Courant American
Cartersville, Georgia
April 25, 1889, page 5
 
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“Home Brevities.”

Mr. Wm. White, of this county, showed us an old French coin that he received for two gallons of whiskey, a few days after the battle of New Orleans. There is no date on it, but by tracing out the historical characters it is found to be about 160 years old.

 

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