France 1853 5 centimes KM-M23
This specimen was lot 45906 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $45. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Bronze Medallic 5 Centimes, 1853. Paris Mint. Napoleon III. PCGS VF-35. By Barre. Commemorating the visit of the Emperor & Empress to the Bourse at Lille, 23-24 September. From the Richard Margolis Collection." This medallic coinage was struck in bronze (shown here), silver and gold. Doubtless the emperor himself received the gold specimens. A medallic ten centimes was also issued on this occasion. Despite the auction description, these were made in Lille. No mintmark appears on the coins themselves.
Recorded mintage: 2,000 plus more in silver and gold.
Specification: 5 g, bronze.
Catalog reference: KM-M23, Maz-1752b.
- Guilloteau, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, Colonies 1670-1942 et Metropole 1774-1942, Versailles, 1942.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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- 1853-A centime
- 1853-BB centime
- 1853-D centime
- 1853-MA centime
- 1853-A 2 centimes
- 1853-B 2 centimes
- 1853-D 2 centimes
- 1853-K 2 centimes
- 1853-W 2 centimes
- 1853-B 5 centimes
- 1853-BB 5 centimes
- 1853-K 5 centimes
- 1853-MA 5 centimes
- 1853-A 10 centimes
- 1853 10 centimes, visit of the Emperor & Empress to the Bourse at Lille
- 1853-B 10 centimes
- 1853-A 50 centimes
- 1853-A franc
- 1853-A 2 francs
- 1853-A 20 centimes
- 1854 10 centimes, erection of a monument at the Bourse at Lille
- Coins and currency dated 1853