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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3065950, member: 10461&quot;]Back in 2014, I bought this one raw, for a modest premium over melt, and sent it off to PCGS.&nbsp; I was happy with the grade.&nbsp; It didn&#039;t last long in my Eclectic Box collection (I ended up flipping it when I needed funds for something else), but it was a sweet coin for near-bullion money (excluding what I spent slabbing it).</p><p><br /></p><p>So many of those <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_Monetary_Union" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_Monetary_Union" rel="nofollow">Latin Monetary Union</a> 20-franc equivalents are an appealing way to buy gold at generic (near-bullion) prices and still get a little more historical appeal than you would with a modern bullion coin.&nbsp; (Though modern bullion coins make up for their relative lack of history by having beautiful designs and being available in proof format, etc. - so it&#039;s <i>all</i> good.)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/Box%20of%2020/France-20francsAngel-030000-frame-v2.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/29851550_large.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/France-20francsAngel-030000-slab.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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