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jacquelyn1998 New Member United States 23 Posts	Posted 05/31/2010 3:08 pm Is the weight supposed to feel like it's plastic? They're dated 1948 and the other 1949. Is this due to the shortage of supplies after WWII or are coins just made that way back then? Report this Post to the Staff

Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 05/31/2010 3:32 pm Is there a denomination on the coins? Report this Post to the Staff
jacquelyn1998 New Member United States 23 Posts	Posted 05/31/2010 3:58 pm I can get some pictures. Another thing what do you mean by denominations? 1948: 1949: Edited by jacquelyn1998 05/31/2010 4:11 pm Report this Post to the Staff
bart Pillar of the Community Belgium 651 Posts	Posted 05/31/2010 4:56 pm These coins are struck in aluminum, so yes... they are light. The first is a french coin with the denomination of 2 francs. It was issued in aluminum-bronze (a yellow metal) before WW II, but due to the need for copper during the war, the metal was changed to aluminum in 1941. During the years 1942-1944 these coins were replaced by the Vichy-state issues, and resumed from 1944 until 1959. In 1960 the new heavy franc was adopted. The second coin is a french colonial coin, struck for the South Sea colony of New Caledonia.Denomination is 50 centimes. The 50 centimes was only issued in 1949. Other low denomination issues (1 and 2 francs) are still struck in aluminum, otherwise the cost of making the coins should be higher than the value. Report this Post to the Staff
jacquelyn1998 New Member United States 23 Posts	Posted 05/31/2010 5:27 pm Wow, thanks for the information. My dad is a steel worker, and he told me that it was definitely a real coin, but he's not exactly a coin expert, so he didn't know ABOUT the coin. Edited by jacquelyn1998 05/31/2010 5:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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