France 1899 10 francs

Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 567

This specimen was lot 567 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $5,581.25. The catalog description^[2] noted, "FRANCE. 10 Franc, 1899. NGC PROOF-65. Piefort. Gold." It is a piefort (presentation piece of double weight). The regular type was emitted 1899-1914 and is not rare.

Specification: 19 mm diameter, 3.22 grams, 0.900 fine gold, reeded edge. Designed by Jules-Clément Chaplain (1839-1909).

Recorded Mintage: 689,503^[1].

Catalog reference: Maz-2117; Gad-275.EP2 (piefort), F.509/2 (regular issue).

Source:

• ^[1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
• 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.
• ^[2]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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