France 1985 1/2 franc

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Heritage sale 3089, lot 31129
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This specimen was lot 31129 in Heritage sale 3089 (Dallas, TX, January 2021), where it sold for $6,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "France. Republic platinum Proof Piefort 1/2 Franc 1985 PR70 Ultra Cameo NGC, Paris mint, An excessively rare modern issue from the Paris mint, confirmed to be the first of only 5 produced. Certified at technical perfection, for comparison the last example we sold brought $5640 in August. Sold with NGC-verified Monnaies de Paris COA No. 0001." This specimen is from a type struck at the Paris mint for France 1964-2001 altho some years saw the denomination struck only for collector sets. The precious metal issues were strictly for insiders and collectors.

Recorded mintage: 50,000,000 plus 80 in silver, 16 in gold and 5 in platinum.

Specification: regular issue: nickel, 19.5 mm diameter, 4.5 g, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: regular issue: F.198/24, KM 731.1; piedfort: KM-P939, GEM-91.P4.

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.
  • 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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