France 1971 10 francs
This specimen was lot 30827 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $8,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic gold 10 Francs 1971 SP69 PCGS, KM P436. Needless to say, it would be extremely difficult to find a comparable example to this magnificent giant. With a mintage of only 250 pieces and an outstanding grade of SP69, there is almost no upgrade possible; mirror fields without even the smallest hairline push forward frosted designs pristine to the tiniest detail. An exceptional, flawless beauty." This specimen is from a type struck at the Paris mint for France 1965-73 altho few circulated.
Recorded mintage: 513,000[2] plus 250 in gold (KM P436) and 500 in silver (KM P435).
Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 37 mm diameter, .723 troy oz ASW, decorated edge, after a design by Augustin Dupré (1748-1833).
Catalog reference: F.364/12, KM 932, KM P436 (in gold).
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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