Monday, June 3, 2013

1855-BB French 5 Centimes!


No, not short guy and Waterloo Napoleon, that's Napoleon III  on the obverse. He was the famous Napoleon's grandson with a fantastic taste in beards. Victor Emmanuel II of Italy had a similar taste. When I saw this coin at the flea market, I immediately bought it simply because I didn't have one before. It's not special at all and isn't worth much unless in high grades. This one is worth about $1.00 and I got it for $0.25.

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