Under that law, the franc coin would contain 4.5 grams of silver and 0.5 of alloy metal ... Explore More: 10 of the Most Valuable Pennies Today, many French coins prized by dealers and collectors ...

A hoard of silver coins dating back to the 11th Century has ... its story to life has been an honor and a privilege.” The French energy company, EDF, plans to build a two-reactor nuclear power ...

there was a French 50 cent coin that somehow got stamped onto a two-cent planchet. The 50-cent coins are a different colour - silver - to their 2-cent counterparts. So, the mix-up led to the ...