Coin Type Specifications
Region: France
Denomination: 10FRF
Diameter: 22.3 (mm)
Coin Metal Composition:
Copper [49.4%] 3.211 (g)
Nickel [39.2%] 2.548 (g)
Aluminium [6%] 0.39 (g)
Tin [5.4%] 0.351 (g)
Total Mass: 6.5 (g)

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Coin Type Coins
1988-2001 - French Republic - 10 Francs Coin Composition
Composition Totals From 1 Coins
Copper : 3.211 Grams
Nickel : 2.548 Grams
Aluminium : 0.39 Grams
Tin : 0.351 Grams
Total Mass : 6.5 Grams

Metal USD/Pound USD/Troy Ounce USD/Gram Grams/Coin USD/Coin
Copper $2.091 $0.143 $0.005 3.211 g $0.015
Nickel $4.494 $0.308 $0.010 2.548 g $0.025
Aluminium $0.740 $0.051 $0.002 0.39 g $0.001
Tin $6.619 $0.454 $0.015 0.351 g $0.005
Precious and Base Metal Melt Value For Each Coin: $0.046
Combined Precious and Base Metal Melt Value For 1 Coins: $0.046
- Precious Metal prices updated on 04-18-2024
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Coin Type Description
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COIN TYPE DESCRIPTION
Years Minted: 1988-2001
Mint Marks:
Denomination: 10FRF
Obverse Design: RF - Spirit of Bastille holding a torch in right hand, and lifting it to the sky, right leg off the ground.
Obverse Designer:
Reverse Design: LIBERTE * EGALITE * FRATERNITE 10 F 1989 - Lines under the denomination.
Reverse Designer:
1988-2001 - French Republic - 10 Francs
KM#964.1


Mintage: 249.980

Composition: Aluminum & Bronze Ring with a Steel Center.

Measures: 24mm in diameter



NOTE:
No composition break down was available for this type of coin only the following information:
ring: ~ 81% copper, 9% tin, 10% aluminium,
core: ~98% nickel 2% copper

I did my calculations based on the following guess:

Ring Weight: 60% (guess) 3.9(g)
- 3.159(g) Copper
- 0.351(g) Tin
- 0.390(g) Aluminium
Core Weight: 40% (guess) 2.6(g)
- 2.548(g) Nickel
- 0.052(g) copper
Total Weight: 6.5
- 3.211(g) Copper (49.4%)
- 2.548(g) Nickel (39.2%)
- 0.390(g) Alum (06.0%)
- 0.351(g) Tin (05.4%)
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