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1859 French game token not gold info

rmuniakrmuniak Posts: 267 ✭✭✭
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Need some info on this coin sold for $50. on Ebay . Have this one in slightly better shape. Need date of minting etc. know it is not gold. Weights 7.28grams and is 28 + mm diam. Also know it is some kind of game token

A world without coins "Chaos"

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    carabonnaircarabonnair Posts: 1,392 ✭✭✭✭✭

    COPIA (beneath the bust) is Italian for "copy"

    Gawain

    Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
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    291fifth291fifth Posts: 23,944 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yep, a copy.

    All glory is fleeting.
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    BillDugan1959BillDugan1959 Posts: 3,821 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Some kind of copy, yes. Extremely close in design and size to the official 50 francs gold coin of France issued between 1862 and 1868.

    From 1855 to 1859, there was a similar 50 francs gold coin but the Emperor's head was bare and a touch smaller - there no laurel wreath in his hair on the earlier official coin.

    There were no stars on either side of the date on the official 50 francs gold. On the official coins, there was a Mintmark on the left side and an anchor lying sideways (engraver general's personal mark) on the right.

    The 50 francs gold was an oddity when first minted in 1855.

    I suspect that any eBay sale at a high price was a fluke or a hoax. You can always attempt to sell yours on eBay to see if you get lucky.

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