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<p>[QUOTE="TheGame, post: 8393877, member: 82655"]I love aluminum coins and have even begun hoarding the more common stuff (think Japanese yen, Eastern bloc, stuff like that. I would say that the best way to find value in aluminum is to find coins that are worth a couple bucks a piece (there are plenty of these, while genuinely valuable ones are few and far between) that end up in bulk bins/lots due to general indifference.</p><p><br /></p><p>One suggestion I would make is that you learn the better dates of French aluminum between 1941-1959. You can sometimes find these in bulk piles among their much cheaper brethren, or get them in ebay auctions at a steal. Mint-marked Vichy francs are generally better, and the 4th republic has a few better dates across the various denominations as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, here's a piece from my collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1489533[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TheGame, post: 8393877, member: 82655"]I love aluminum coins and have even begun hoarding the more common stuff (think Japanese yen, Eastern bloc, stuff like that. I would say that the best way to find value in aluminum is to find coins that are worth a couple bucks a piece (there are plenty of these, while genuinely valuable ones are few and far between) that end up in bulk bins/lots due to general indifference. One suggestion I would make is that you learn the better dates of French aluminum between 1941-1959. You can sometimes find these in bulk piles among their much cheaper brethren, or get them in ebay auctions at a steal. Mint-marked Vichy francs are generally better, and the 4th republic has a few better dates across the various denominations as well. Finally, here's a piece from my collection: [ATTACH=full]1489533[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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