MDC Monnaies de Collection
1903
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FRANCE - FRANCE
See original version (French)
1903
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FRANCE - FRANCE
See original version (French)
Estimate €3,500
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE - FRANCE
Second Empire / Napoleon III (1852–1870). 50 francs, laureate head, 1865, A, Paris.
Obverse: NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR. Laureate head facing right, with ‘différent’ below and the signature ‘BARRE’.
Rev. EMPIRE FRANÇAIS. Imperial coat of arms resting on a crowned mantling and surmounting the sceptre and the hand of justice, flanked by 50 - FR; below (mint mark) (date) (variant).
G.1112 – F.548 – Fr.582; Gold – 16.12 g – 28 mm – 6 h
This is the second-highest grade (6)!
NGC MS 63 (2183765-005).
With a slightly matt patina and only minute marks on the high reliefs, as well as very fine hairline scratches on the obverse. Superb in proof condition.
* Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, which comes into force in national law on 1 January 2025, buyers from within the EU must 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, the European successful bidder must also pay 5.5% VAT on this lot.
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