MDC Monnaies de Collection
1896
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FRANCE - FRANCE
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1896
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FRANCE - FRANCE
See original version (French)
Estimate €10,000
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE - FRANCE
Second Empire / Napoleon III (1852–1870). 100 francs, laureate head, 1866, BB, Strasbourg.
Obverse: NAPOLEON III – EMPEROR. Laureate head facing right, with ‘différent’ below and the signature ‘BARRE’.
Rev. EMPIRE – FRANÇAIS. Imperial coat of arms resting on a crowned mantle and crossing the sceptre and the hand of justice, flanked by 100 – FRs; below (mint mark) (date) (variant).
G.1136 – F.551 – Fr.580; Gold – 35 mm – 6 h
Top Pop (2): this is the finest graded specimen!
NGC MS 65 (8769677-006).
With the reliefs barely touched. Uniform golden patina, slightly matt. Almost proof-like.
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