I like these old French coins. The designs are full and bold. The one in the picture is a 10 centimes piece which carries some value in better grades. Most of these coins that you see in coin dealer's windows are worn to a frazzle. In this case, value is a few US dollars, less than $5 usually.
Four denominations, the 1, 2, 5, and 10 centimes, were minted in the late 1800s. They all have essentially the same pattern, with the woman on the front and the wreath on the back.
The coin in the picture comes from
RicksCoinStop.com. It is in much better shape than most. Rick is selling the coin for $10, and that's a good price.
Here are catalog values for the four denominations in average circulated condition:
1 centime: $12 US dollars
2 centimes: $7
5 centimes: $15
10 centimes: $15
If your coin more worn, the price goes down. In fully uncirculated condition, these coins can easily reach the $100 mark. But fully uncirculated coins are very scarce.
If Rick is anything like Stat-Matics Rare Coins, the shop I used to run, he would pay a seller one half of his selling price.
All the dates in this series are similarly priced, with a few exceptions. Common date coins retail about like this:
There are exceptional dates and mint marks:
1 centime: 1878K - about twice as valuable as normal
2 centimes: 1894 - about three times as valuable
5 centimes: 1877, 1878, 1875K, 1878K - three times
10 centimes: 1871K, 1875, 1877, 1878, and 1878K five times
