France 2000 franc KM-925.1a

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55337

This specimen was lot 55337 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $1,200. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Gold Franc, 2000. Paris Mint. PCGS MS-68." This specimen is from a type struck at the Paris mint for France 1960-2001 altho some years (including 2000) saw the denomination struck only for collector sets. The precious metal issues were strictly for insiders and collectors.

Recorded mintage: 100,000 (sets only) plus 5,000 in gold.

Specification: circulation issue: 6 g, nickel, 24 mm diameter; presentation issue: 8 g, 0.750 fine gold.

Catalog reference: nickel: KM 925.2; gold: KM-925.1a; Gad-474A.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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