France has a goldtax now so the place to buy is Belgium
Attached is the price of the exchange agents ( if it does not open to the right page you want goudkoersen )
105Euro for the Union Latine coins on friday close
http://www.munters.be/servlet/javaparser?pgm=lst_or_new&lg=nlPeople in France started hoarding gold from 1852 onwards
So it is pretty easy to get an AU from that date upwards
That means Napoleon III and The lucky angel and of course Marianne and the rooster
I think in 1908 they started the restrike series so beware if you want an original ( correct year is in Krause)
Since I got them at melt I did not really care but I have an MS 65 angel which I treasure
The old French people still refer to the coins as Louis d'or ( incorrect) whereas the name Napoleon is as incorrect for an angel or a rooster
So I ask for French 20 FF coins
In general I have free access to Guilders and Sovereigns and Vrenelli and Napoleons but not to Russian or Danish coins
and a money exchanger does not let you pick and choose for meltvalue
Standard are Nuggets and Kruger and New Eagles too
My preferred money exchanger made a nice mistake at one time
I walked in and he had four coins from the isles of man and said 1.85 ounces
When I was back home I found they were MS and 1.99 ounces
and I only paid melt plus 1.5% for 1.85 ounces