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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 886139, member: 19165&quot;]This fourth part is interesting for several reasons. They are generally by far the most available, most affordable, and can be found in the highest grades. They share many of the same very attractive designs, especially the 5 and 50 franc coins. The coins in this part were minted from 1370 to 1376 – and it is interesting to note that many of them are dually dated with both AH and AD dates (1950-1956). This part also contains some of the highest denominations. </p><p><br /></p><p>The three highest denominations are once again in silver, which is my favorite coin metal. Some of the lower denominations are in aluminum, the others are aluminum bronze. The silver used in Moroccan coins is generally not coin silver, with the exception of the 500 franc coin. Coin silver is 0.900 fine silver. The silver coins in part 2 are all 0.6800 fine, and the 100 and 200 franc coins shown here are 0.7200 fine. In lower grades (below VF+) these 100 and 200 franc coins are not worth much more than bullion, so be aware that they are not standard coin silver. The other implication of this is that these coins will all tone differently than standard US silver coins. If placed in an album or envelope, they will take on different colors at different rates than 0.900 silver. I was fortunate enough to find a very attractively toned 200 franc coin for my collection. </p><p><br /></p><p>By far the most enigmatic coin of the French Colonial Morocco set is the 100 francs minted in silver, of the same style as the 20 francs shown below. Krause says 10 million were minted, but almost all of them were melted – only 100 are now known. I have only seen one, but never in person. The one I saw was listed on Ebay about 10 years ago, and I still remember it because it is the scarcest coin of this era. Alas, I did not have the money then, and have never seen another. It is listed in Krause as Y#A54. </p><p><br /></p><p>The mintages of most of the coins in this part are very high. Although Morocco regained its sovereignty in 1956 after years of mounting civil unrest, these coins continued to be minted continuously without a change of date until 1974 when they were replaced with a new coinage. Very high grade, nearly prooflike specimens of the 1-50 franc coins were included in mint sets. Several of the coins shown below came from these sets. </p><p><br /></p><p>Well, this concludes our tour of the French coinage for the Moroccan protectorate. I hope you enjoyed the coins, the designs, and a bit of the stories. These are very beautiful coins, but most of them are also inexpensive and easy to find. 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