France 1985 5 francs
This specimen was lot 31132 in Heritage sale 3089 (Dallas, TX, January 2021), where it sold for $7,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "France. Republic platinum Proof Piefort 5 Francs 1985 PR69 NGC, Paris mint. An extremely rare double-weight platinum striking of this popular Semeuse design produced for circulation in copper-nickel, boasting an official mintage of just 5 pieces, with this verified to be the first struck. The last example of this type we offered brought $9300 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 1970-2001 altho some years, including 1985, saw the denomination struck only for collector sets. The precious metal issues were strictly for insiders and collectors.
Recorded mintage: 20,000 plus 70 in silver, 4 in gold and 5 in platinum.
Specification: regular issue: nickel plated copper-nickel, 29 mm diameter, 10 g, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: regular issue: F.341/17, KM 926a.1; piedfort: KM-P948, GEM-154.P4.
- 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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