Lea79

I’m collecting the 20 francs/ Latin monetary union coins.  I have 7 with another 5 on the way.  They’re great to collect.  There are so many different varieties and some beautiful coins.
Most are around bullion value.  There are a few that are a bit more expensive as the mintages are lower. The most expensive I’ve come across so far is the finish 20 markkaa which is around £400.  I’m yet to acquire this coin but I will one day!!  I’ve had quite a few from coininvest over the last few yrs at reasonable prices. Baird have a few too.
Some of the coins have some great history behind them expecially the angel and the early nepolian bonaparte francs.  Out of all my stack, the 20 francs are my favourite.  

I got a nice little 20 lei from toshy yesterday 😁.  Collection is coming along nicely. 

Is it possible to let us know the price? (if not please PM), I'm looking to buy some piece of history from my country (this coins are rare here, most got melted during the communist era) Thx

I got a nice little 20 lei from toshy yesterday 😁.  Collection is coming along nicely. 

I got a nice little 20 lei from toshy yesterday 😁.  Collection is coming along nicely. 

I got a nice little 20 lei from toshy yesterday 😁.  Collection is coming along nicely. 

I got a nice little 20 lei from toshy yesterday 😁.  Collection is coming along nicely. 

I got a nice little 20 lei from toshy yesterday 😁.  Collection is coming along nicely. 

Im really excited today.
Just ordered 2 , 50 franc napoleon coins.
My first franc coins , 1864 A & 1866 BB 😁

Although it is the most common LMU gold,  I finally added a plain head Napoleon III 20 franc piece  slightly below spot(299 euros & 1% Ebay bucks).  I'm not interested at adding more in today's gold price,  but willing to get a plain-head 5 franc gold to complete my set.

1902 Matte proof half sov 

If anyone is after some of the higher end LMU coins it might be worth taking a look at this link https://www.astebolaffi.it/en/auction/337
They have some really nice coins, some murats, Johnson’s, Parma’s pretty much everything!! They where even nice enough to send me a full color catalogue 😁.

If anyone is after some of the higher end LMU coins it might be worth taking a look at this link https://www.astebolaffi.it/en/auction/337
They have some really nice coins, some murats, Johnson’s, Parma’s pretty much everything!! They where even nice enough to send me a full color catalogue 😁.

The 20 francs rooster is a good looking coin. I have a 20f angel as my ‘lucky coin’.  I even want to be buried with it when the inevitable happens 😂.   It was my first 20 franc and that coin ain’t going nowhere haha. 

Well, going from fluent English to fluent French gave me a little tingle. Oh la la.
 

This happens to me all the time. I buy a coin I’ve wanted for a long time and when it comes I’m disappointed.  Vice versa also. I recently bought a Ceres head 20f and it when it came it was a gorgeous coin.
I'm tempted with your buy thread.  I’ve got my eye on the Spanish coin and the Carlo felice..... I’ll have to have a think 😁.

I would like to be buried with my entire collection

Lighting a bit bad but here’s all of them.  The nepolian Bonaparte premiar council AN 12 is my fav as it’s old and it’s kinda cool thinking it’s from an iconic time.  The helvitica is also nice as is the Albert 20 franc.
Posted a pic of the Porte Louis tubes which I’ve only just found out about.  They’re 18th century Tubes the French used to store they’re 20francs. They’re really cheap but also very cool. 

I’m collecting the 20 francs/ Latin monetary union coins.  I have 7 with another 5 on the way.  They’re great to collect.  There are so many different varieties and some beautiful coins.
Most are around bullion value.  There are a few that are a bit more expensive as the mintages are lower. The most expensive I’ve come across so far is the finish 20 markkaa which is around £400.  I’m yet to acquire this coin but I will one day!!  I’ve had quite a few from coininvest over the last few yrs at reasonable prices. Baird have a few too.
Some of the coins have some great history behind them expecially the angel and the early nepolian bonaparte francs.  Out of all my stack, the 20 francs are my favourite.  

Added another 2 today from HGM. Takes the total up to 25 different designs.... hmmm what to buy nxt 🤔

Added another 2 today from HGM. Takes the total up to 25 different designs.... hmmm what to buy nxt 🤔

I have;
AN12 20 franc napoleon Bonaparte  AN13 20 franc Napoleon Bonaparte  1841 20 franc Louis Philippe I  20 franc Louis nepolian 1852.   20 fr angel.   20 fr rooster.   20 fr Louis xv111.   20 Tunisian francs  20 francs Albert Belgium  20 Italian lire Umberto  20 lire Vittorio  20 franc Helvetica  20 drachma  20 franc Monaco  20 bolveres venensuala  20 franc Cérès head 20 lire Papal States 20 lire napoleon  20 dinara Serbia 20 dinara Yugoslavia  20 franc Hungary 20 zlotych Poland  20 franga skander burg x 2 20 franc austria 20 franc Belgium Leopold 11  
 

Added another 2 today from HGM. Takes the total up to 25 different designs.... hmmm what to buy nxt 🤔

Added another 2 today from HGM. Takes the total up to 25 different designs.... hmmm what to buy nxt 🤔

What I want is a lot 😃;
20 Swiss franc Helvetia  20 franc Napoleon Bonaparte emperor   20 franc nepoleon III Empereur  20 franc nepoleon III wreath  20 franc leopold I Belgium  20 franc Tunisia Ali bey 20 franken Franz Josef II 20 franc Albert French txt  
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