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But the 5-franc silver coins minted throughout the 19th century were just a continuation of the old écus, and were often still called écu by French people. The écu , as it existed immediately before the French Revolution , was approximately equivalent (in terms of purchasing power) to 24 euro or 30 U.S. dollars in 2017.
It is fairly common for silver and gold coins to develop toning over time (unless they have been kept in an air-tight environment or they have been cleaned). Both coins are well over 200 and 300 years old respectively and are in extremely good condition for their age.--Godot13 05:27, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
E. Écu; French euro coins; Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (France) Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (France): 2002; Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (France): 2003
Here’s a look at 13 of the most valuable French coins, according to CoinValueLookup: 1640 Louis XIII 10 Louis d’Or : $456,000 estimated value 1670 Louis XIV 15 Sols : $132,000
Half Louis d’or of Louis XIII (1643) [nb 2] The Louis d'or (a gold coin) replaced the franc which had been in circulation (in theory) since John II.In actual practice the principal gold coin circulating in France in the earlier 17th century had been Spanish: the 6.7-gram double escudo or "doubloon", of which the Louis d'or was an explicit copy.
Not all old coins or dollar bills are unique, but some could be worth thousands of dollars. And if you do have old currency lying around, it doesn’t hurt to check and see what it’s worth ...
Examples are "S" for San Francisco on U.S. coins, or "A" for Paris on French coins. mint roll Newly minted coins wrapped in rolls of a certain quantity, by the mint or issuing authority. mint set A set of uncirculated coins packaged and sold by a mint. [1] Mint State (MS) Another term for uncirculated or fleur de coin, usually used in North ...
The sol, later called a sou, is the name of a number of different coins, for accounting or payment, dating from Antiquity to today. The name is derived from the late-Roman and Byzantine solidus . Its longevity of use anchored it in many expressions of the French language .