France 1863-A 10 centimes
This specimen was lot 1721 in Jean Elsen sale 144 (Brussels, March 2020), where it sold for €260 (about US$343 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Napoléon III (1852-1870), Cu 10 centimes, 1863A, Paris. Fleur de Coin. (empire of France, Napoleon III, 1852-70, copper ten centimes of 1863, Paris mint. Uncirculated.)"
This specimen, struck at the Paris mint, is an example of a Napoleon III "laureate head" ten centimes. Strasbourg ("BB") and Bordeaux ("K") also minted this type. The type was struck 1861-65 with a total production of 52 million examples. It is common. Some dates are scarce but none are rare.
Recorded mintage: 4,196,184[2].
Specification: 10 g, bronze, 30 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Albert-Desiré Barré and Jean-Jacques Barré.
Catalog reference: Gad-253, KM 798.1, F.134/8.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 144, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
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