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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 192709, member: 283&quot;]Well, we know what it isn&#039;t........it isn&#039;t a genuine 10 francs. I&#039;d also be very surprised if your one was silver either. More likely some kind of amalgam of lead / zinc / nickel or similar.</p><p><br /></p><p>PS&nbsp; i&#039;ve got one just like it (but dated 1867) which, like yours, shows traces of having been gilded at one stage. I was going to post it on the `contemporary counterfeits&#039; thread at some point. Whatever else it may be, it sure isn&#039;t the real thing either <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.myby.co.uk/stuff/10Fr1867Aobv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.myby.co.uk/stuff/10Fr1867Arev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.myby.co.uk/stuff/10fr1867Aobv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.myby.co.uk/stuff/10fr1867Arev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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