French Polynesia 1979 2 francs

Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73150

This specimen was lot 73150 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $240. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Silver 2 Francs Piefort, 1979. Paris Mint. NGC PROOF-69. An attractive offering with satin like surfaces and a lovely beach scene from the South Pacific of French Polynesia on the reverse." This type was struck for Tahiti and her neighbors, known as French Polynesia, starting in 1973. The silver pieforts were strictly for collectors.

Recorded mintage: 2,000,000 for circulation plus 130 aluminum pieforts plus 250 silver pieforts, plus 95 in gold.

Specification: 2.30 g, aluminum, 27 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 10, KM-P14 (silver piefort).

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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• 1979 100 francs, silver piefort
• 1985 10 francs
• 1986 franc
• 1986 2 francs
• 1986 5 francs
• 1986 100 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1979