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A couple of French gold newps

JCMhoustonJCMhouston Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭
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I've really started liking the design on these so have been picking up a few in 65 when the price is right, these just came in last week. My wife likes the chickens on the reverse, but I quite like the design of Marianne on these.

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JCM-Houston
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  • bronzematbronzemat Posts: 2,666 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Lovely pieces.
  • sumnomsumnom Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭
    Very nice.
  • SaorAlbaSaorAlba Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like those coins, owned a bunch of them at one time - you could buy them at spot in Paris in several of the banks there.
    Tir nam beann, nan gleann, s'nan gaisgeach ~ Saorstat Albanaich a nis!
  • ormandhormandh Posts: 3,111 ✭✭✭
    Nice!
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  • ZoharZohar Posts: 6,678 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Oh oh, Jeff ... getting into gold?
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  • JCMhoustonJCMhouston Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭
    It's just my way to collect bullion, if I can get the pretty ones for a reasonable premium over spot, already graded, then I do.
    JCM-Houston
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    British Collection
    German States Collection
  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    Very pretty way to collect bullion too.image
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  • ProofArtworkonCircsProofArtworkonCircs Posts: 4,223 ✭
    As a child I saw a picture of this coin in my father's large Webster's Dictionary. I liked the rooster design and it was on my want list for decades. Now that I can see the the coin, I too, prefer the Marianne side.
  • determineddetermined Posts: 771 ✭✭✭
    Attractive examples JCMhouston.

    Some info just for interest -

    There were two "series" of this coin issued -

    First Series - Roosters issued in 1898 through 1906, have an edge design of DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE.

    Second Series - Roosters issued in 1907 through 1914, have an edge design of LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE.


    The Second Series Roosters dated 1907 to 1914, have been officially re-struck and can often be obtained in Unc condition at close to bullion price. The various restrike dates I have read are 1921, post WWII after the gold markets reopened, and 1951 - 1960. Nice condition First Series Roosters and original Second Series Roosters are harder to find.

    The First Series and the original Second Series coins were mixed with silver and have a more yellow color. The restruck Second Series were mixed with copper instead of silver and have a slight reddish or copper color to them. That's how you can tell the difference between original and restruck Second Series Roosters.

    For further information see "Le franc VI", p.465.
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  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    OBTW, There are a lot of counterfeit Roosters floating around. Be very careful if buying them raw.
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  • WWWWWW Posts: 2,609 ✭✭✭
    It's hard to go wrong buying slabbed gold at near melt. A great design and reminds me of an Alice In Chains song.
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