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Friday, May 31, 2013

1923 French 5 Centimes!


What a beautiful coin. And for only $0.25, how could I resist? This was the most beautiful world coin I got that weekend. It's also worth 6x what I bought it for. So for $0.25, I got a $1.50 coin beautiful coin! The hole in the middle was most likely for saving metal and money which would all the government to produce more coins for cheaper prices with all the metal they saved. Unlike the U.S., France's economy was severely crippled by WWI and they needed to cut corners as much as possible. Unfortunately, these efforts were to no avail and the French Franc became practically worthless in the following years. I like how the dirt accents the design on the coin. I wonder if this adds any value.

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