France 1911-A 100 francs
This specimen was lot 640 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $1,997.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 100 Franc, 1911-A. PCGS MS-62 Secure Holder. Mintage of only 30,000 pieces. Attractive and lustrous." This type was struck 1907-13. In 1907, the edge lettering was changed to read LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE. The mintage of all French gold coinage was suspended in 1914. Of the three types of large gold 100 francs, 346,000 were struck of Napoleon III "bare head," 97,000 were struck of Napoleon III "laureate head," and 274,000 were struck of the "génie." This issue is a common date.
Recorded mintage: 30,058.
Specification: 32.26 g, 0.900 fine gold, .933 troy oz AGW, edge lettered LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE, designed by Albert Desiré Barré after a design by Augustin Dupré.
Catalog reference: Fr-590; KM-858; Gad-1137a, F.553/5.
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- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.
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