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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bugo, post: 2076993, member: 53226&quot;]I&#039;ve recently fallen in love with the &quot;Helvetia&quot; coins from Switzerland. I&#039;m interested in the pre-1968 coins which were made from .835 silver. In 1968 they switched over to a cupronickel composition and weren&#039;t nearly as valuable. These coins remind me of American coins like the standing Liberty quarter and the walking Liberty half. They&#039;re both simple and intricate at the same time. The 1/2 franc, 1 franc, and 2 franc coins use similar designs but it&#039;s such a beautiful design so who cares? They&#039;re also a good value. An excellent silver 1/2 franc coin can be had for a song. These are all seller pictures. The 1 franc coin is in much better condition than it looks in pictures.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anybody else admire these coins? What other foreign coins combine beautiful design, silver content, and low cost? </p><p><br /></p><p>1946-B 1/2 franc</p><p><img src="http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u126/bugo348/switzerland%201-2%20franc%20obverse_zpsm3rtbf7o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u126/bugo348/switzerland%201-2%20franc%20oreverse_zpsb98t5yfn.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>1963-B 1 franc</p><p><img src="http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u126/bugo348/switzerland%202%20franc_zps5qidlttt.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>1894-A 2 francs</p><p><img src="http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u126/bugo348/switzerland%202%20franc%20obverse_zpsycyuadka.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u126/bugo348/switzerland%202%20franc%20reverse_zpsneawkv7e.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The French franc coins are beautiful in the same way &quot;golden age&quot; American coins and the Swiss Helvetia coins are. This one reminds me of the walking Liberty half. I think I read somewhere that the designers of the &quot;golden age&quot; American coins of the 1910s were influenced by the French coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>1917 French 1 franc</p><p><img src="http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u126/bugo348/france1francobverse_zpszaiuf5ge.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u126/bugo348/france2francobverse_zpsylh0mepl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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