1953 African 50 francs [solved]

Possibly worth a little?

Looks like you have this:

N#8192

Coin is fairly common and looks average circulated condition so maybe worth a few dollars on ebay but hardly worth the effort to list and ship an item at that price. You might have more luck trading common coins like this here on Numista or selling them as a group, maybe even by the pound, on ebay.

To get an idea of the relative rarity, and thus value, of a coin look at the Numista rarity index listed near the bottom of each coin's Numista page. Lower numbers like 2 to 30 or so are fairly common and less valuable. But 30 to 99 tend to be less common ("rare") and potentially more valuable.

PS: so far your most valuable coins are the silver pieces. We all enjoy seeing the other coins but they are fairly common world coins that we as collectors enjoy, but aren't particularly valuable. This hobby revolves around a love of history, art, etc, so value means more to us than dollars and cents. Filling a hole in a collection can be a challenge and a labor of love. But if you're asking about resale value, so far I say focus on the silver pieces.

PPS: for many of the coins you've uploaded you can easily find them here on numista by searching. Type in a few key words and dates you see on a coin and see if you can narrow it down that way. Meanwhile, keep posting pics, it's fun for us! Like watching a friend unboxing presents on Christmas morning

Yes the date is 1963. 
Goes in the box

Thank you both very much. I am looking up more on my own. I appreciate the patience & kindness, so many coins are just overwhelming 

I am sorting and checking value as to what I can toss & which are to keep & hand down. Just a lot of coins & don't see the point of kids having to do later…but…could send them on a treasure hunt, lol

It is extremely interesting getting into this, I may be hooked. Just so fascinating how different and some of the reasons the coins were made or changed. I had not idea coins were so involved & intriguing. I can see why dad collected through his military service years

Yes, one thing leads to another and before long you have hundreds of pounds of metal, and note books and charts…

In the 1950s France struck coins for their various colonies in Africa, with different designs, but all on the same planchets as their own coins.

see here https://en.numista.com/forum/topic69405.html#p591503

Your coin is from the post-colonial era, but still struck in Paris ( you can see the mint marks either side of the 50),

and in the same denominations, as prior.

In 1960 France herself had abandoned this currency due to inflation, and launched the New Franc, lopping off two zeros.

I can see how the accumulation grows and interest. Very cool  to learn - I again had no idea of the story on these. Thank you!

This is like Christmas TCon, such cool things to explore! Glad it is fun for others to see too!

Other than the boxes I showed I am still working through the current box…no idea yet how many there really are…