France 1928 2 francs KM-P297
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This specimen was lot 45544 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $1,098. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Silver 2 Francs Piefort, 1928. Paris Mint. PCGS PROOF-64. From the Charles “Cheech” Litman Collection." No two francs were struck for circulation between 1927 and 1931. This piedfort, struck using the old Semeuse design, was strictly for insiders.
Recorded mintage: unknown but few.
Specification: 20 g, 0.835 fine silver, 27 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM-P297, Maz-2573; GEM-111.P3.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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