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1594
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FRANCE - FRANCE
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1594
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FRANCE - FRANCE
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE - FRANCE
Louis XVIII (1814–1824). 5-franc trial coin, 1815 competition, by Michaut, letter ‘B’, Special Strike (SP) 1815 B.
Obverse: LOUIS XVIII KING OF FRANCE. Bare head facing left; below, signature MICHAUT F.
Rev. PIECE DE – 5 FRANCS. Within a wreath formed of two laurel branches, the crowned shield of France. Below: (lion) (date) (B).
G.609 – Maz. – (cf. 740, Ag) – VG. – (cf. 2457, Ag) – Théret/Taillard 2028.2; Copper – 23.08 g – 37 mm – 6 h
This is the second-highest grade! It is the specimen illustrated in Gadoury, 1989, no. 609, p. 279.
PCGS SP63BN (58336960).
Special Strike (SP) on a copper blank, with a smooth edge. Featuring a brown patina and traces of the original red in the inscriptions. Very rare! Superb in Proof condition.
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