Deseret Evening News | 1910-02-28 | Page 4 | Aluminum Coins in France

LU COINS IN PRANCE Thu Pathfinder Beginning wIth tIre the conring comins new nen year ear earthe the French people will have aluminum coins for Cor their small change In place ot of the reent copper and nickel ones Copper Cappel arid amid nickel arc rising in value while aluminum Is falling and alum alumInum laura goes a great deal further as It Is IsIO isso so IO rhu rhe new irea coins are aro or of lIve lIveten ten and or as the they are commonly called one two and five sous IOU In denomination A IOU sou is II the same value all as an American cent This Is the tho first time aluminum has been adopted by any nation for tor coinage on nn any lat large O scale Aluminum for coin was proposed In France as far hack as Ian 1871 At that time It was a rare metal and It was supposed It would never nover como come down In value alue but the discovery ot of tire tho electrical process processor or of procuring It from Crom ordinary clay has hams so 80 cheapened It that It Is now worth only what It was In 1871 Hence It Is well fa for I Franco France that she sho shedid did not Invest a lot ot of money In ours num coins