French 10 Franc coins - can I exchange for Euros?

[Oxford_Collector 0]

Hi - my wife, who is French, recently discovered a purse containing about a dozen French 10 Franc coins and some smaller denominations from the 1980s. None of the coins are in particularly good condition or rare, I think, so I was wondering if anyone knows whether it would still be possible to exchange these for the equivalent in Euros at a French bank next time we're in Paris?

She also has some possibly more interesting French coins, mostly from the 1970s and 1960s, including a small number of larger coins that are real silver, that her late father had collected. My wife would prefer to sell these, I think, and I'm not so interested in collecting modern French coins (though do have some 19th and early 20th century French gold...), where would be the best place to do so - www.ebay.fr perhaps? Thanks

[Debbie 58]

I think you might be out of luck!

french coins

I think you can still exchange notes until 18th Feb though.

[Oxford_Collector 0]

I think you might be out of luck!

french coins

I think you can still exchange notes until 18th Feb though.

Damn! Ah well... Not sure she still has any notes, but will check!