French 50 Francs Coins

All very nice low mintage coins.

Great coins! These indeed are top dates, particularly the 1950. I have only rarely caught wind of the availability of one, and always too late to get one for myself. Of course the 1958 is a great one to have as well, with a low mintage of 500k.

As for the 1950B, good ever-lovin' luck finding one of those. With a BV of 3000 euros in Good, er... In Le Franc VIII, they cite six known examples. You're far more likely to find a 1950 Essai than a 1950B.

Now, let me give you my thought on grades:

1950: VF20
1954: VF30-35 -- could make a XF40, tough to tell the luster from the scan
1958: XF45, mayyybe AU50 -- I particularly like the reverse, the privy marks are really strong here, which is unusual for all these 4th Republic series (10, 20, 50FF) where the strikes are so much of the time very weak (mou, comme on dit). If the luster is there on the obverse, I think it could outweigh the slight knocks and scratches that are visible on the neck, cheek, and forehead.

Great coins, I'm envious!

Hey guys/gals.

I'm new to this and was looking some things up for my father who collects coins. He has a 1950, 50 franc coin, just like the one pictured above (in much nicer condition)

Where does one go to find a value for coins?

Thanks much,