France 1868-BB 10 francs

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CNG Lissner sale, lot 429

This specimen was lot 429 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $453.75. The catalog description[2] noted, "FRANCE, Second Empire. Napoléon III. 1852-1870. AV 10 Francs à la tête laurée. Strasbourg mint; différents: cross crosslet and anchor. Désiré-Albert Barre, engraver general. Henri Delbecque, director. Dated 1868 BB. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 62. Very nice choice uncirculated. Purchased from Lester Merkin, July 1974." This specimen is a slightly better date of a series struck 1862-68 during the régime of Napoleon III. All 31 million were struck at the Paris (mintmark "A") and Strasbourg (mintmark "BB") mints. Most dates are readily available altho gems are scarce. This type is commonly called the "Laureate head."

Recorded mintage: 1,430,556[1].

Specification: 3.22 g, 0.900 fine gold, 19 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Albert Désiré Barré (1818-1878); the first specimen Ø18 mm, 3.22 g, 6h axis.

Catalog reference: VG 1015; KM 800.2; Friedberg 587, F.507A/18.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • [2]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.

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