Anyone Know What This Is? (Id: Mid-19th Century French 5? 10? Centime)

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SnowyCollects New Member United Kingdom 12 Posts	Posted 05/21/2021 3:08 pm Russian, I think? It says Napoleon on it, male head with a beard, with some kind of bird on the back. I see the Russian tools at the bottom near the eagle, and a B under the eagle. Anyone know what this is? Report this Post to the Staff

NumisEd Pillar of the Community United States 5182 Posts	Posted 05/21/2021 3:11 pm Looks like a French coin to me, with Napoleon III on it (not "The" Napoleon). Have you determined its weight, and see if the coin is magnetic? (Fixed typo) Edited by NumisEd 05/21/2021 8:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff
SnowyCollects New Member United Kingdom 12 Posts	Posted 05/21/2021 3:15 pm It would be a no to the magnetic part. Not currently weighed it. Report this Post to the Staff
owatchman Pillar of the Community United States 1494 Posts	Posted 05/21/2021 3:42 pm It's Napoleon III. Here's a Numista search that should get you started. The value will be under the bird. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/in...=&c=&wi=&sw= Report this Post to the Staff
SnowyCollects New Member United Kingdom 12 Posts	Posted 05/21/2021 3:51 pm Is there any difference? None of those have B's under the birds. Report this Post to the Staff
nfine Pillar of the Community United States 3470 Posts	Posted 05/21/2021 4:23 pm Quote: Is there any difference? None of those have B's under the birds. Yes, that is the mint mark indicating where the coin was made. From the Numista page, here are the mints and their abbreviations: Mints A Paris, France (864-date) B Rouen, France BB Strasbourg, France D Lyon, France K Bordeaux, France MA Marseille, France W Lille, France Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17930 Posts	Posted 05/21/2021 7:31 pm The reverse should say "CINQ CENTIMES" for 5 centimes or "DIX CENTIMES" for 10 centimes under the eagle. If this has worn off, you can tell which coin it is by size - a 5-centime piece is around the size of a British 2p coin, and a 10c coin is much larger, about the size of a pre-decimal penny. The 10c is most commonly found in the UK as they were passed off as pennies. (There are also smaller 1c and 2c coins but you don't come across them very often). Here are both sides of a 10-centime piece (this has the single 'B' mintmark for Rouen): My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Edited by NumisRob 05/21/2021 7:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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