France 2007 5 euro KM-1525

from the Stack's Bowers 2019 ANA sale, lot 22571

This specimen was lot 22571 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $70. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. 5 Euro, 2007. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo. Struck to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the Euro. Brilliant with hard mirror fields and frosted cameo devices." This desigh was used on several five euro of 2007: KM 1523 (silver, 22.2 g), KM 1524 (silver, 5 oz), KM 1525 (shown here) and KM 1526 (gold, 1 oz). This one seems to be the most available. Euro coinage with a face value over two euro are not legal tender outside their country of issue.

Recorded mintage: 9,951.

Specification: 1.24 g, .999 fine gold, 0.04 try oz AGW, 13.9 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-S5; KM-1525.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• 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.
• Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

Link to:

• France 2007 20 cent
• 2007 10 euro, introduction of the Airbus A380
• 2007 20 euro, Asterix and Cleopatra
• Coins and currency dated 2007
• return to Euro coinage of France (1999 to date)