France 1999 655.957 francs

Goldberg sale 104, lot 3470

This specimen was lot 3470 in Goldberg sale 104 (Los Angeles, June 2018), where it sold for $1,800. The catalog description^[1] noted, "France. 655,957 Francs, 1999. Europa. 2000 mintage. NGC graded 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 one was struck to promote the changeover from the franc to the euro. The face value of 665.957 francs = 100 euro.

Recorded mintage: 2,000 proofs.

Specification: 31.10 g, .999 fine gold, 1 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM-1257.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 104: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.

Link to:

• 1998 100 francs, Treasures of the Nile
• 1998 2 francs, René Cassin
• 1998 50 francs, Treasures of the Nile
• 1999 6.55957 francs, reeded edge
• 2000 100 francs, Dupre's bust
• 2000 100 francs, Chaplain's Marianne Bust
• 2000 500 francs, Yves Saint Laurent
• 2008 100 euro
• Coins and currency dated 1999
• return to coins of France