Corina Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 Well yesterday i bought This 1923 French Bon Pour 50 Centimes For 10 Cents Front Back I keep finding Nice Coins in Either The 1/2 half Off Box Or the ten Cent Box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 Hi Corina, That coin comes from one of the most collectable (and do-able) series of `modern' french coins. you will also find the same design on 1 Franc and 2 Franc pieces as follows: 50c - 1921 -1929 inclusive. The key dates are 1921,1928, and 1929 (the latter date being the most expensive coming in at circa $5 in fine) 1 Franc - 1920 - 1928 inclusive. 1928 is not do-able excepting as an essai and these are extremely rare. Key dates are 1920, 1926, and 1927. 1926 is generally the most expensive but it shows up fairly frequently. the 1920 is to me the hardest date to find. 2 Francs - 1920 -1927 inclusive. The key dates are 1920, 1921, 1926 and 1927. The 1927 rarely turns up and when it does it's expensive. There are many variations usually centred on the numbers in the dates ie open 4's or crosslet 4's the curls in the 2's 3's 5,'s 6's 9's being open or closed. The designers initials being present , partly present, gone. It is an interesting series of coins that most dealers place in their junk boxes. You can have a lot of fun with it. Who knows, one day more people will realise that there is more to it than just a date run and they will become much more collectable on your side of the pond than they currently are. I still don't have a 1927 2 franc piece (just in case there is anyone who does, and who is in a benevolent mood). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corina Posted September 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 How true The Coin is Nice Looking And Not too pricey I'm Not After The Whole Series Of these Coins Just pick A few Up For My Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burks Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 Oooooo very nice! Burks likes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmpearso Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Im new to world coins, how much would that one be worth? NM i shoulda read the next post...duh...sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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