Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

1832 world coin?

I went to an antique store today and purchased a few coins. The owner gave me this 1832 coin, he told me that he was not sure what it was. This coin has writing on the edge. What is it ? Does it have any value. it is about the size of a silver dollar. sorry about the reverse picture it is a bit blurry.

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1765632479...

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1765632627...

Update:

the mint mark is W

3 Answers

Relevance
  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Yes it is from France but to get a value I need to know the mint mark. It is on the reverse on the bottom right. They were minted in 12 different places. The coin is called a crown by collectors that collect this sort of item. Most countries have made them, crowns that is. The U.S. silver dollar is considered a crown.

    Source(s): 47 years a numismatist
  • peach
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    It's a silver 5 franc coin, it says Louis Philippe I, King of the French on the front i saw some on ebay from $5 to $90 but it depends on the year on how much its worth i guess

  • askt4
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Go to: http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/France.html part of http://worldcoingallery/

    Scroll down & click on "km # 749" to get information for this coin. It is pictured there for comparison.

    This is a French coin.

    Source(s): Source in text
Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.