France 1896-A 50 francs
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This specimen was lot 24589 in Heritage sale 3026 (Long Beach, October 2013), where it sold for $3,525. The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic gold 50 Francs 1896-A, AU58 NGC, lightly cleaned with minor surface marks, very rare date with a mintage of 800." This type was struck 1878-1904. Of the 26,945 struck of this rare type, 20,250 are dated 1904, but even the 1904's are expensive. Most survivors are bagmarked AU.
Recorded mintage: 800.
Specification: 16.129 g, 0.900 fine gold, .466 troy oz AGW, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Albert Desiré Barré after a design by Augustin Dupré.
Catalog reference: F.549/4, KM 831, Gad-1113, Fr-591.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
- Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3026, World & Ancient Coins, featuring the RLM Collection, Part Two, the Nogales Collection and the Goetz Medals Die Archive, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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