France 1859 gold coins and other ones...

[MrBalance]

Here are some gold coins.

What would be the approximate value?

Are this coins rare enough or old enough to have a collectors value/nostalgia or not?

Please point me to a list/pictures etc... of coins
Thank you

 

[Jay Plunder]

A simple Google search and a look on Ebay has them listed. If they are authentic I wouldn't handle them much at all I am sure they have numismatic value to someone and the slightest scratch can ruin the value.

 

[MrBalance]

Thank you Armymusician,

Now here is where I am puzzled.

1.
Some are gold, some are maybe zinc with a gold foil.
How do we know that without taking a file and scrubbing off the foil (and loosing value in the process?)


2.
Googce / Ebay are the metric places. That means market gives the value. There is not a central
place for "nostalgia" value of coins. But the market is the very place, right?

 

[smokeythecat]

"Nostalgia" value for coins is problematic, at best. It would mean the most to someone who owned it prior to you. It's a "tree" not worth climbing. You can take them to a coin dealer to "shop" for a price. We do that here a lot.

 

[Holt0222]

Take them to a coin shop. Any reputable shop will have tools to tell you the metal content of the coins.