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1878
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FRANCE - FRANCE
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1878
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FRANCE - FRANCE
See original version (French)
Estimate €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE - FRANCE
Second Empire / Napoleon III (1852–1870). 5-franc bare-headed trial coin, by Bouvet, Special Strike (SP) 1853, Paris.
Obverse: NAPOLEON III BY THE GRACE OF GOD AND THE NATIONAL WILL. Bare head facing left, with the signature ‘BOUVET F.’ below.
Reverse: EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH. Imperial coat of arms resting on a crowned mantle and crossing the sceptre and the hand of justice, flanked by 5 - F; below (date).
G.731 – Maz.1635 – VG.3326; Silver – 37 mm – 6 h
PCGS SP62 (32615987).
Special strike (SP) with a smooth edge. Some minor excess metal in the form of burrs on the scroll on the obverse (struck with a die in the process of breaking). Only a few hairline marks in the fields and a pleasant patina. Superb in Proof condition.
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