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atlashealth Pillar of the Community United States 1691 Posts	Posted 11/24/2006 12:03 pm This is the only coin in my collection I have not identified. Its damaged but dated 1861 and has III EMPORER with left facing male bust on the obverse. The reverse has a standing eagle with a banded border and slash marks. Please view photos and advise...Atlashealth Image: ~LWF0004.jpg 30.05 KB Image: ~LWF0005.jpg 28.8 KB Report this Post to the Staff

pat44 Valued Member Canada 96 Posts	Posted 11/24/2006 1:00 pm It's a French coin. Napoleon III Emperor 1864. Probably a 5 Centimes. Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 11/24/2006 4:28 pm quote: Originally posted by pat44 It's a French coin. Napoleon III Emperor 1864. Probably a 5 Centimes. That looks about right Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16808 Posts	Posted 11/24/2006 6:47 pm The 1, 2, 5 and 10 centimes are all much the same design, only the sizes are different. The 1c is about half-dime sized, 2c about dime-sized, 5c about quarter-sized and 10c about half-dollar sized. The denomination is written out in French below the eagle eg CINQ CENTIMES for five centimes. There's also a mintmark just below the eagle, if it hasn't ben obliterated. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
atlashealth Pillar of the Community United States 1691 Posts	Posted 11/25/2006 4:42 pm quote: Originally posted by Sap The 1, 2, 5 and 10 centimes are all much the same design, only the sizes are different. The 1c is about half-dime sized, 2c about dime-sized, 5c about quarter-sized and 10c about half-dollar sized. The denomination is written out in French below the eagle eg CINQ CENTIMES for five centimes. There's also a mintmark just below the eagle, if it hasn't ben obliterated. Thanks for the direction on this coin..since it is badly worn and damaged on the reverse, does it have any $$ value? Atlashealth Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 11/25/2006 9:37 pm Not likely. I do see plenty of them around. My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
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