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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jupke, post: 1459971, member: 7294&quot;]I have read through this topic and I have to correct some of the findings in here, based on the 2 leading catalogs for French coins (Gadoury and Le Franc). The 20 francs 1905 rooster should be a coin of 90% gold with a total weight of approximately 6.45161 grams. 9.158.132 pieces were minted of this coin. The edge is lettered with the text *++* DIEU *+PROTEGE+*LA FRANCE and this text should be in position B (legend is readable if the rooster is on top).</p><p><br /></p><p>Catalog values:</p><p>Gadoury catalog: SUP-58: 270 euro, FDC: 320 euro</p><p>Le Franc catalog: SPL-63: 200, FDC:300</p><p>(SUP-58 is comparable to AU-58, SPL-63 to MS-63 and FDC to MS-65)</p><p><br /></p><p>Concerning the counterfeiting and reminted pieces: no official reminting is done on this type, only on the type of 1907 tot 1914 (with another edge lettering and legend) a reminting was done in gold that was more red than the original one (due to a higher content of cupper). </p><p><br /></p><p>The catalogs warn for counterfeited pieces, but these counterfeits were made in the age of minting with the correct content and weight of gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>The piece that was mounted on a ring to use as a medallion looks very fake to me. This is supported by scientific data since it is not possible to solder a ring to gold! The only way to work with gold pieces is to put them in some kind of holding device or to fully melt the pieces and created something new of it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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