France 1985 100 francs KM-P970
This specimen was lot 31138 in Heritage sale 3089 (Dallas, TX, January 2021), where it sold for $7,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "France. Republic platinum Proof Piefort "Pantheon" 100 Francs 1985 PR68 Ultra Cameo NGC, Paris mint. Struck in celebration of the famous French Pantheon. Verifiably rare as a type, with a paltry 5 originally produced, of which this is known to be the first struck. The last example we sold brought $6,600 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 1982-2001 altho most years saw the denomination struck only for collector sets. The precious metal issues were strictly for insiders and collectors.
Recorded mintage: 999,000 plus 100 in sterling silver, 18 in gold and 10 in platinum.
Specification: regular issue: 0.900 fine silver, 15 g.
Catalog reference: regular issue: F.365/20, KM 951.1; piedfort: KM-P970, GEM-232.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.
- 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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- 1982 100 francs, Pantheon, silver piefort
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- France 1985 franc, struck in platinum
- France 1985 2 francs, struck in platinum
- France 1985 5 francs, struck in platinum
- 1985 10 francs, Mathieu, struck in platinum
- 1985 10 francs, Victor Hugo
- 1985 100 francs, Emile Zola, struck in silver
- 1985 100 francs, Emile Zola, struck in gold
- 1986 100 francs, Statue of Liberty, struck in gold
- Coins and currency dated 1985