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1881
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FRANCE - FRANCE
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1881
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FRANCE - FRANCE
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Estimate €5,000
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE - FRANCE
Second Empire / Napoleon III (1852–1870). 5 francs, bareheaded, 1859, A, Paris.
Obverse: NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR (mint mark). Bareheaded head facing left, with the signature BOUVET F. below.
Rev. EMPIRE FRANÇAIS. Imperial coat of arms resting on a crowned mantle and crossing the sceptre and the hand of justice, flanked by 5 - F; below (variant) (date) (variant).
G.734 – F.330; Silver – 24.97 g – 37 mm – 6 h
This is the second-highest grade!
NGC MS 61 (8235284-007).
Only 3,365 copies minted! Has a burnished flan appearance with satin-finished reliefs and mirror-like fields. Fingerprints and hairline scratches on the obverse and reverse, with minor wear on the high reliefs. Superb.
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