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frodo Valued Member United States 352 Posts	Posted 05/19/2014 08:40 am these were found in a drawer of junk jewelry.... headed to a yard sale they were mounted as earrings the date was hidden Report this Post to the Staff

frodo Valued Member United States 352 Posts	Posted 05/19/2014 12:26 pm these 2 gold babies right here..the anticipation is killing me I know they are gold, from france. I think they are worth $250--$300 each IF they are graded high...marks on them are from the prongs that held the coins in place. on the earring post ihave not tried,,but I bet, a jeweler can buff the marks off Report this Post to the Staff
nalaberong Pillar of the Community Canada 2805 Posts	Posted 05/19/2014 4:34 pm Quote: a jeweler can buff the marks off This will destroy the value of these coins - although their value is already destroyed by the marks. Buffing off the gold will mean less weight, less gold, and less value. So don't do it. Report this Post to the Staff
keepcalmandcoinon Pillar of the Community United States 865 Posts	Posted 05/19/2014 4:41 pm Most of the time gold coins found in jewelry are counterfeit. From what I could find online, it looks as if the 1859 was only minted in gold with the BB mint mark, so that one most likely is a fake. The 1866 gold 5 francs were both minted with the A and BB mint mark. Any possible way you could get the weight of them. Anyway, they would both grade as a detail grade because of the mounting on the jewelry. If you have them buffed it will just decrease value even more. I would just leave them as is and get them checked out to see if they are real or not. They are both worth about 60 bucks in gold content alone. Report this Post to the Staff
frodo Valued Member United States 352 Posts	Posted 05/19/2014 6:14 pm hello, they are both 1.57 g weighed on a digital scale...i reload ammo. I use a lyman micro touch 1500 in grains and grams Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17999 Posts	Posted 05/19/2014 6:50 pm My French Gadoury catalogue lists both 1859A and 1859BB - mintages of 5,659,773 for the A and 2,279,487 for the BB. Weight should be 1.612 g. These coins both appear to have the Laureate bust of Napoleon III, but the 1859 should have a bare head according to the catalogue... Curiouser and curiouser... My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
keepcalmandcoinon Pillar of the Community United States 865 Posts	Posted 05/19/2014 8:37 pm I was using NGC world coin catalog and didn't see a 1859A. They list both coins at 1.612 grams also. Only way to tell would be to have them tested. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. Report this Post to the Staff
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