France 2010 200 euro KM-1698
This specimen was lot 45553 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $4,880. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Gold 200 Euros, 2010. Paris Mint. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo. Featuring the Taj Mahal as part of the UNESCO World Heritage series. Of the five currently graded by NGC, this is the only PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo." Starting in the 1980's, the Paris mint issued so many NCLT's that the standard catalogs had to drop them to keep the books a manageable size. This denomination was used for KM 1678, 1683, 1693, 1698 (shown here) and 1701. This design was also used on a silver ten (KM 1700), gold fifty (KM 1699), gold 500 (KM 1697) and gold 5000 euro (KM 1696).
Recorded mintage: 1,000.
Specification: 31.10 g, 0.999 fine gold, 37 mm diameter, 1.000 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM-1698.
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- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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