How much does 5 Francs from 1968 cost in US dollars?

Question

My dad just gave me a coin I´ll describe it
On the front it has a picture of a monk or somebody with a hood and it says "Confoederatio Helvitica"
On the back it has a shield with a cross inside it also says 5FR. and theres two different kind of twigs with flowers on them its from 1968 and has a little "B" under the year

If you cant read i said DOLLARS

Answer 1

You have a 5 Francs coin from Switzerland it is KM # 40a.1, it is made out of copper nickel. The B is the mint mark, so the coin was minted in Bern, Switzerland. The person on the coin is William Tell not a monk. There were a few of this date minted on silver blanks by mistake. Unfortunately the catalog does not tell how to tell the difference. The silver one weights 15.00 grams, but they don't say how much the copper nickel one weighs, or is the weigh the same. By gently dropping it on a table and it has a nice ring it may be silver, I hate this way of doing it, but most people don't have gram scales, just be gentle. They are rare though, so your chance is not good. No price for the silver one is listed. The regular issue sells for around $5.00 give or take a $1, in uncirculated grades. As for its value as spendable money it takes 1.245 Swiss Francs to make a $1.00. you can take it from there

Answer 2

Funny you ask. I as well have some foreign coins. 1/2f to 20f coins. Type into search at Internet web page: money conversion rates. It will give you the conversion/inversion rates of almost all countries. I thought it was worth at least half of what it says--not--even less. You have a Greece franc, I think or is it Greek. I have Francs from so many countries I need to look and see. well there you go and don't get hopes up...Stop hold the press, you say a shield with a cross? That's Swiss.

Answer 3

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Say you borrowed $1000 at the begin of the year. You exchange $1000 for 6666.66 FF ($1000 * 1 FF/$0.15 = 6666.66 FF). At the end of the year you owe 1200 FF of interest on the money you borrowed. This translates to $120 (1200 FF* $0.1/1 FF = $120). You need also pay back the principle, which is now $666.66, since 6666.66 FF * $0.1/1FF = $666.66. So, principle and interest is $786.66. Since, there was 5% inflation in the US, in real terms that $786.66 is $749.2. The cost of borrowing is $749.2/$1000-1 or -25%.

Answer 4

definitely Swiss Franc, from Switzerland

maybe about $1 total

Answer 5

5.00 XPF Comptoirs Français du Pacifique Francs = 0.0538014 USD
United States Dollars

Answer 6

wait for another hundred years and you may get some value for the coin , as of now i think its worth 5 Francs to be precise