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Jason11006 Valued Member United States 133 Posts	Posted 02/18/2010 4:20 pm i have 4 that I dont know what they are / how much they are worth / silver? dont have time to upload them all but this is the oldest one. is it worth anything in this condition? it is a little bent. should I bend it back? Identified - moved to World Coin forum - Sap Edited by Jason11006 02/18/2010 4:26 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Jeff 11 Valued Member United Kingdom 497 Posts	Posted 02/18/2010 4:35 pm The first one is a French half Franc. In that condition, probably not worth much more than it's silver weight. The other two are Italian 20 cents dated 1941, and a Greek 20 Drachma dated 1988. Both of these coins a CuNi. Hope that helps! www.kingstoncoincompany.co.uk Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 02/18/2010 4:48 pm Keeping in mind the debate "cent vs. penny" I'd call the Italian coin 20 centesimi. Report this Post to the Staff
bart Pillar of the Community Belgium 651 Posts	Posted 02/19/2010 02:37 am It is a pity the first coin is in such a bad condition. These coins are not easy to find. Jeff is right about the value: only the silver weight. It still has some historical value: Charles X Philippe was the youngest brother of Louis XVI, who was beheaded during the French Revolution, and was trying to go back to the times of the Ancien Regime, where the king had divine rights to rule (and even own) the country. As the French couldn't accept this anymore, Chales X was forced to abdicate in 1830 and was replaced by the "citizen"-king Louis-Philippe I of Bourbon-Orleans. Report this Post to the Staff
docmartens New Member Australia 8 Posts	Posted 03/01/2010 03:40 am The Greek coin is 20 Drachmes. Not to be confused with the 20 Drachmai coin, similar except for the written value. Cheers Doc Report this Post to the Staff
Nic Pillar of the Community Philippines 1156 Posts	Posted 03/01/2010 07:06 am the 1830 coin half franc is a nice one, holed with lots of history, looks like only tip of nail, only the spike, hammer pounded, went through - messy. Holes today are much cleaner - drilled thanks for the 1830 coin pic Jason, it's an eyecatcher! Report this Post to the Staff
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