Coinstar gives up...well...a little bit..

[MalteseFalcon]

Was at my fave grocery store this evening, which happens to be across the street from my fave bank branch.

So anyways I walked by the Coinstar machine, and looked at the reject tray. I saw a coin in there, all by itself.

Picked it out.

A 1986 1/2 Franc from France.

Something to throw in my foreign coin collection, but not worth more than a buck or so at best.

Something is better than nothing!


Anyone know the composition of these things? It is pretty heavy...heavier than a dime for sure. I could not find any info online as to what they are made of.

 

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[fiatboy]

Cool find!

I believe it is nickel, but I could be wrong.

Anyone else see a similarity between this franc and one of our favorite U.S. coins?

 

[coincollector101]

I went Past two coinstars today just got some reg coins,
1 penny at the first one zinc
3 pennies 2 zinc and 1 copper and a dime at the second.

Hey Its still .14c profit

 

[ivan salis]

found a badly corroded dime in the roll of pennies I was sorting for wheats---9 cents profit--

 

[Wes_]

Yes, that coin is pure nickel. Sweet!

 

[packerbacker]

Yes, there is a distinct similarity to our beloved Walking Liberty but hardly a competitive try. I believe the French tried doing their same copying thing with their army and ours.

 

[packerbacker]

PS.....the one in the pic here looks like a cross-dresser walking. Check out the forearms.

 

[MalteseFalcon]

LOL!!!