i don't know which variety this coin is, i could not find photos online of all of the different varieties. this coin has a lettered edge. any opinions?
I am gonna guess that W right of the date is for the Lille mint which would make this variety KM#694.16 metal-.900 silver, date-1811W, mintage-3,291,000 grade/value VG-$15.00 F-$30.00 VF-$60.00 XF-$125.00
no, i don't have a scale for coins. i don't know much about world coins, i have only researched mostly u.s. coins. i bought the coin in a group of great britain and canada coins from a very reputable coin dealer. i did not think that the coin looks silver either, but when i looked at some photos online of similar coins they had the same type of dark color look to them.
Really ? Try looking at these - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...a5e048b4414a9c&hl=en&q=1811+5+francs&tbm=isch Yours looks like it's copper, my guess is it's a counterfeit.
Here is a Napolianic era 20 francs piece of mine. Its gold soooo the bronze would be fake. 5 francs would be a silver coin the size of a silver dollar.
