France 1985 100 francs Fr-600
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This specimen was lot 580 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $2,585. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 100 Franc Piefort, 1985. NGC PROOF-68 ULTRA CAMEO. Struck to commemorate the centennial of Emile Zola's novel 'Germinal'. Deep mirror fields with frosted devices." This type was also struck in silver (KM 957 and KM 957a) and is much more available in that form.
Recorded mintage: 5,000.
Specification: 17 g., .920 fine gold, 0.502 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-600; KM-957b.
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- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.
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