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1879
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FRANCE - FRANCE
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1879
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FRANCE - FRANCE
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500
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 overlying 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 SP55 (80063284).
Special strike (SP) with a plain edge. Traces of circulation with marks, hairline scratches and a few knocks on the fields. Almost Superb.
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