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Re:Badger leads archaeologists to hoard of Roman coins in Spain by inglor_cz on Saturday January 15, 2022 @02:23AM (#29944434)
In Switzerland, which escaped those European conflagrations, coins from 1879 remain legal tender.

https://www.schweizer-geld.ch/federal-coins-10-centimes/en/9...

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Re:Badger leads archaeologists to hoard of Roman coins in Spain by ggm on Saturday January 15, 2022 @06:26AM (#29945587)
Fascinating. I bought an assignat as a gift, a relic of belief in fiat from 1789. I did wonder which successor French state would honour it. (Obv. None)

You notice how much more than face value they have in some circumstances. After 1919 if circulating not valuable but even 1969 mint or uncirculated is worth significantly more than face value.

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