Question on a couple of foreign coins and finally got a "Dream Bag" !! PICS

[SilverStrike]

Question on a couple of foreign coins and finally got a "Dream Bag" !! PICS

Does a 1970 or 1971 5 Francs have any silver in it? Looks Silver on the edge, sounds like silver as well. If not what is the value? Also I have about 5 -71' to 75 Un Peso, any silver in those?

I finally got to buy a bag from the banks coin machine, took some convincing, but man that is the way to go. Turns out it took the bank 6 months to fill it. 200 silver coins plus the 8 foreign coins out of 1000.00 dollar bag!!!!

Break down
180 40%

20 90%

Thanx

 

[TooManyHobbies]

Re: Question on a couple of foreign coins and finally got a bag!!

Heck of a score.

 

[SilverStrike]

Re: Question on a couple of foreign coins and finally got a bag!!

Thanx
Too many hobbies.

It was the best score for me so far. Working on a Strategy to get the Bags from the banks, I will post when I have it down.


Trying to look the French coins up online. Looks like there Nickel unless there is a silver version.

http://www.treasurerealm.com/coins/F/france27.html



France : KM-925.1 : 1 Franc (Nickel): 1960-2001
O Liberty walking left, sun with rays on right in background
O REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE
R Stalk below value
R LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE 1 FRANC date

 

[SilverStrike]

Re: Question on a couple of foreign coins and finally got a bag!!

Actually this is it .. Still Nickel any body Know if there is a Silver one out there

http://www.treasurerealm.com/coins/F/france46.html

 

[LJ]

Re: Question on a couple of foreign coins and finally got a bag!!

Excellent pickup!!! That is a nice load of silver. Congrats. Would love to see pictures.....I just love the pictures of those babies stacked up....ha!

I'd say....go find another bag in your area.....lol. Good luck on your next hunt.

 

[SilverStrike]

Re: Question on a couple of foreign coins and finally got a bag!!

Here's the Pics

So what do ya do with the foreign coins?

 

[LJ]

Re: Question on a couple of foreign coins and finally got a bag!! PICS!

Thanks for posting the pictures.....again great job! Love those stacks.

As for the foreign coins.....I'm am not too interested in foreign coins (except the silver ones...ha) so I save mine for a fellow member in this forum who is in a MD club & once a year they use foreign coins to teach disabled children how to MD. It's a good cause.

 

[SilverStrike]

Re: Question on a couple of foreign coins and finally got a bag!! PICS

Cool and thanx,

That is a really cool idea for the foreign coins, just want to make double sure there not silver first .. any good websites to verify>I have coins from France, Mexico, Norway, Ireland, England And Japan. All from CRH. 1940 to 1972.

 

[coinmojo]

Re: Question on a couple of foreign coins and finally got a bag!! PICS

Dude thats a Dream Bag!

Your title should mention "Dream Bag Found"

Thanks for showing the picture. You need to spread the franklin's and Libertys out a little in the picture.

Mojo.

 

[Silver_Fox]

Re: Question on a couple of foreign coins and finally got a bag!! PICS

Woo, a real dream bag, NICE

 

[Cerulean]

Re: Question on a couple of foreign coins and finally got a bag!! PICS

Howdy, Silverstrike. I specialize in world coins... can't get enough of 'em.

Your French 5 franc is almost definitely nickel. France discontinued the silver 5 franc coin in 1969. The only way it could be silver is as an error coin struck on a silver planchet by mistake, which would make it seriously valuable. But don't bet on it. The only way to be certain is to weigh the coin.

The last silver Mexican peso was minted in 1957, and by then the silver had been debased down to only 10%. All pesos since then have been composed of base metals only.

Great Britain used silver in coins of 6 pence, 1 shilling, and 2 shillings until 1946, with base metal coins starting in 1947. These were the last circulating silver in the UK. Similarly, Ireland's coinage has been silver-free since 1943, with a few rare exceptions.

Norway's last silver circulating coins were in 1919, and Japan has not used silver since World War II.

Hmm.... you've given me an interesting idea for a thread... 20th Century World Silver Coin Guide. 8)

 

[SilverStrike]

Re: Question on a couple of foreign coins and finally got a "Dream Bag" !! PICS

Thanks Mojo , not one for braggin .. Changed title..

Thank you Cerulean for all the info, I'm thinking of saving them tell I have 20 dollars worth and exchanging them at the bank, " if that is possible?

Again thanks to all.

P.S. I am fairly new to CRH however I have learned if you work Nicely with the Branch Managers you can get the Bags directly from the Machine. Of course I always ask. " Were the halves all brought in at once or did it take a while to get this amount". I.E. the bag above took them 6 months to fill !!

Good Luck to all!!

 

[scotto]

Re: Question on a couple of foreign coins and finally got a "Dream Bag" !! PICS

Great score and nice pics!

 

[BBcardsRI]

Re: Question on a couple of foreign coins and finally got a "Dream Bag" !! PICS

That is one SICK dream bag... can't go wrong with a $500 profit over face just by nabbing a bag.

As far as exchanging the foreign coins at a bank, I would say that they won't let you. All of the banks near me, assuming they deal with foreign currency at all, limit themselves to the fiat and stay away from the coinage. You can't blame them when you think about it.

Grats again one one HELL of a dream bag.

~Dave

 

[jersey devl]

Re: Question on a couple of foreign coins and finally got a "Dream Bag" !! PICS

VERY, VERY, VERY IMPRESIVE SCORE MATE, CONGRATS!

 

[scrounger d detector collector]

Re: Question on a couple of foreign coins and finally got a bag!! PICS

Howdy, Silverstrike. I specialize in world coins... can't get enough of 'em.

Your French 5 franc is almost definitely nickel. France discontinued the silver 5 franc coin in 1969. The only way it could be silver is as an error coin struck on a silver planchet by mistake, which would make it seriously valuable. But don't bet on it. The only way to be certain is to weigh the coin.

The last silver Mexican peso was minted in 1957, and by then the silver had been debased down to only 10%. All pesos since then have been composed of base metals only.

Great Britain used silver in coins of 6 pence, 1 shilling, and 2 shillings until 1946, with base metal coins starting in 1947. These were the last circulating silver in the UK. Similarly, Ireland's coinage has been silver-free since 1943, with a few rare exceptions.

Norway's last silver circulating coins were in 1919, and Japan has not used silver since World War II.

Hmm.... you've given me an interesting idea for a thread... 20th Century World Silver Coin Guide. 8)

mebbe i been too hard on usa.we were one of last issuing silver .1969 kennedy. but wedid end it.now crummy politicians can print as much worthless paper as they want.creative accounting has always been the end for great nations.we are very nearly bankrupt now if not already.