France 1936 5 francs

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 NYINC sale, lot 22557

This specimen was lot 22557 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. 5 Francs, 1936. PCGS MS-62 Gold Shield. A SCARCE date of an otherwise common coin. Some bagmarks, muted luster, but without obnoxious flaws." This specimen is one of a type struck 1933-39 for France at the Paris mint. Of the six dates issued, two are common (1933 and 1935), two are tough (1937 and 1938) and two are very rare (1936 and 1939--counterfeits exist of these dates). It was superseded by an aluminum-bronze coin of the same design, struck 1938-40 and 1945-47.

Recorded mintage: 186,336.

Specification: 12 g, nickel, 31 mm diameter, plain edge, engraved by André-Henri Lavrillier.

Catalog reference: F.336/5, KM-888; Gad-760.

Source:

• 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.
• ^[2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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