FRANCE - LOUIS XIV - JOHN QUINCY ADAMS COLLECTION

6 Deniers - KM 400.1. 1710 - La Rochelle Mint. From Mendel Petersons estate, an interesting billon copper coin unevenly struck in 1710 (La Rochelle mint), from metal from melted naval guns. Coin is from lot 718 of the Sept. 1971 sale of the John Quincy Adams collection, auctioned by Stacks & probably obtained from Christian Blom (a dealer who attended the sale). Mendel Peterson was Curator of Underwater Archaeology for the Smithsonian Institution here in Washington, D.C. and had a large collection.