France 1985 2 francs

Heritage sale 3089, lot 31131

This specimen was lot 31131 in Heritage sale 3089 (Dallas, TX, January 2021), where it sold for $12,001.20. The catalog description^[1] noted, "France. Republic platinum Proof Piefort 2 Francs 1985 PR69 NGC, Paris mint. An essentially flawless specimen featuring bold satin luster and coming as the first of a paltry 5 that were minted. The last example we handled brought $5520 in August. Sold with NGC-verified Monnaies de Paris COA No. 0001." This specimen is from a type struck at the Paris mint for France 1979-2001 altho some years, including 1985, saw the denomination struck only for collector sets. The precious metal issues were strictly for insiders and collectors.

Recorded mintage: 20,000 plus 90 in silver, 17 in gold and 5 in platinum.

Specification: regular issue: nickel, 26.5 mm diameter, 7.5 g, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: regular issue: F.272/9, KM 942.1; piedfort: KM-P945, GEM-123.P4.

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]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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