Mini Switzerland 1 Franc 1979, Coin Or Replica Token? (Id: Ag Sigg Advertising Token)

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Johnathan55 Valued Member United States 128 Posts	Posted 06/10/2018 12:45 am Found this oddball in a bag of mixed coins, not really sure what it is. It looks like a 1979 Switzerland 1 Franc coin, but it's too small and seems to be made of aluminum. I took some pictures with it next to a genuine franc for comparison. Any ideas? Thank you. Report this Post to the Staff

chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6503 Posts	Posted 06/10/2018 02:51 am Recently there have been a few of these mini coins popping up. I think they're kind of cool. I found a ~12 mm aluminum Half Crown and I forget the other. My mini half crown is considered a novelty: http://goccf.com/t/319416 Looks like yours is considered a token: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces107623.html Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Edited by chafemasterj 06/10/2018 05:23 am Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 06/10/2018 05:21 am Toy money used as advertising pieces for Swiss aluminum company Sigg. Report this Post to the Staff
KitC New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 12/11/2018 7:39 pm If anyone knows anything about where to find more of these, I would really appreciate the information. I got into collecting them when I bought a few dozen from a magic shop and some others from jewelry suppliers for a project. This got me curious about investigating other mini coins. I've found so many American ones but now I'm looking for some other countries. It's seems odd they're not produced for magicians in any other countries. The only ones I've been able to find are vintage dollhouse coins for German and British currency (they were out of my budget). Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 12/11/2018 9:23 pm Toy and model coins from the UK and Germany are among the cheapest collectable coins you can find. I rarely have much above $4.00 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 171034 Posts	Posted 12/12/2018 3:13 pm to the Community, KitC! Coin Collector Since 1978 My Avatar My Old Avatar My 7070 My Eisenhower Dollars CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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