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1766
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FRANCE - FRANCE
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1766
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FRANCE - FRANCE
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Estimate €1,200
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE - FRANCE
First Empire / Napoleon I (1804–1814). 5 francs Empire 1814, T, Nantes.
Obverse: NAPOLEON EMPEREUR. Laureate head facing right, signature BRENET and, below, ‘Tr’ in cursive.
Reverse: EMPIRE FRANÇAIS. Within a wreath formed of two branches: 5 FRANCS, below (variant) (date). (mint).
G.584 - F.307; Silver - 37 mm - 6 h
This is the second-highest grade! From the George Sobin collection, sold at the Joseph Lepczyk auction on 15 March 1984, lot 1348, then part of the Richard Margolis collection.
PCGS VF25 (54842503).
Only 8,745 examples struck (out of a total of over 126 million for the type)! Marks on the reverse and even wear. The patina is old and slightly iridescent. Very Fine to Very Good.
* Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, which comes into force in national law from 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, European successful bidders will also be required to pay 5.5% VAT on this lot
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