This is a vintage giant table lighter showing Napoleon III on a coin. It was in bad shape, very oxidized, white vinegar was ...

Some old coins are still being used as legal tender ... Switzerland was rocked by French invasion during the Napoleonic Wars. Even after Napoleon's fall, intercantonal divisions raged, culminating ...

The works of Rembrandt on display in the Louvre in Paris provide the backdrop for the next coin in the series of French Excellence by Monnaie de Paris with gold and silver choices.

If you’re lucky enough to come across the right coin, you could become nearly half-a-million dollars richer. As CoinValueLookup noted, French coinage has a long and tumultuous history.