These 13 French Coins Are Worth Thousands, Including One up to $456K | Metals Mine

  • These 13 French Coins Are Worth Thousands, Including One up to $456K

    From gobankingrates.com

    If you travel to France these days, you’ll be dealing in European currency rather than French currency. That’s been the case since 2000, when the country adopted the euro as its official currency. While the franc remains the official currency of 25 states or autonomous territories, according to the American Numismatic Society, the switch to the euro essentially ended a centuries-long era of French coins and notes. If you’re lucky enough to come across the right coin, you could become nearly half-a-million dollars richer. As CoinValueLookup noted, French coinage has a long and tumultuous history. For example, ... (full story)

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