MDC Monnaies de Collection
1555
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FRANCE - FRANCE
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1555
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FRANCE - FRANCE
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Estimate €300
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE - FRANCE
First Empire / Napoleon I (1804–1814). Trial strike in solid case using the Salneuve process, for the Mint of the King of Holland in Utrecht, Special Strike (SP) MDCCCVIII (1808), Paris.
Obverse. In six lines: TRIAL PIECE / STRUCK / IN A SOLID RING / USING THE / SALNEUVE / PROCESS.
Reverse. In seven lines: UNDER THE / BALANCERS / INTENDED / FOR THE COINS / OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING / OF HOLLAND / (date).
Obverse: G.- - Maz.609a v. (deeply hollowed) - VG.1557 v. (deeply hollowed) - Théret/Taillard 1510.c.2; Bronze – 22.09 g – 38 mm – 6 h
Top Pop: this is the only graded specimen!
PCGS SP64BN (58336817).
Special Strike (SP). The measured diameter is exactly 38 mm, with a smooth edge. A brown patina covers the fields, with traces of the original red colour remaining around the inscriptions. Superb in Proof condition.
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