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1723
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FRANCE - FRANCE
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1723
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FRANCE - FRANCE
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Estimate €1,200
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE - FRANCE
Consulate (1799–1804). 2 francs Bonaparte Year 12 (1803), W, Lille.
Obverse: BONAPARTE PREMIER CONSUL. Bare head facing right, with the signature ‘Tiolier’ below.
Reverse: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. Within a wreath formed of two branches: 2 FRANCS. Below (variant) AN (date) (mint).
G.494 - F.520; Silver - 27 mm - 6 h
Top Pop: this is the only graded specimen! From the Richard Margolis collection, acquired at a Christie’s New York auction, 8 June 1988, lot 285.
PCGS VF30 (54843966).
Only 5,850 copies were struck. Even wear, with a grey, slightly golden patina on the obverse. A fine scratch on the cheek. Almost TTB.
* Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, which comes into force in national law on 1 January 2025, buyers from within the EU are required to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot.
* Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, which comes into force in national law on 1 January 2025, the successful bidder from the EU must also pay VAT at 5.5 per cent on this lot.
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