Possibly French 1850-S? Silver? (Id: Probable Late 19th Century 2 Franc)

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deisenb75 New Member United States 29 Posts	Posted 04/12/2020 4:44 pm Hi everyone, Just got this one in a grab bag and think I've narrowed it down to France, 1850s. Probably a 2 franc, KM 760.X, just by matching the little of the obverse that's visible with the picture of the coin in Krause. A bit of the wreath is visible on the reverse, but no indication of denomination and definitely no visible mint mark. It weighs at 7g, while the 2 franc should be 10g...could it have lost that much metal from the wear? What do you all think? Do I have a piece of silver here? Sorry for the terrible pictures...that's about how it looks in real life too. Report this Post to the Staff

tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7936 Posts	Posted 04/12/2020 5:15 pm Yes, it looks like that type (REPU and FRAN are somewhat legible). The 1850s dates are less common than 1870s to 1890s. More likely it's later than 1850s, but you'll probably never know. Normally I would be hard pressed to believe a coin could lose 30% of its weight (by the way, what's the next decimal place after the 7 in the weight?), but it looks to me like metal might be missing around the rim (which is also completely rounded), so maybe yes for this one. Edited by tdziemia 04/12/2020 5:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5239 Posts	Posted 04/12/2020 5:24 pm This has gone beyond normal wear, but it is still silver. Report this Post to the Staff
deisenb75 New Member United States 29 Posts	Posted 04/12/2020 7:18 pm Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately the scale I use doesn't give another decimal point--it's a repurposed food scale, and to the nearest gram is the best it can do. But hey, a little bit more silver never hurts. Especially when I paid probably about 10 cents for it by weight in the mixed bag I bought. Report this Post to the Staff
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