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[[Image:France H3073-30938r.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]] | [[Image:France H3073-30938r.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 30938 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Napoleon III 20 Centimes 1856-BB MS63 NGC, Strasbourg mint. A very scarce year which saw a production of only 13,000 examples, the vast majority of which have since been lost. The rarest year in the entire Napoleon III 20 Centimes series." This type, the smallest silver coin of the decimal system, was struck 1853-63 and then reduced to .835 fine in 1864. This rare date is priced sixteen times the common date (1854-A). | + | This specimen was lot 30938 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Napoleon III 20 Centimes 1856-BB MS63 NGC, Strasbourg mint. A very scarce year which saw a production of only 13,000 examples, the vast majority of which have since been lost. The rarest year in the entire Napoleon III 20 Centimes series." This type, the smallest silver coin of the decimal system, was struck 1853-63 and then reduced to 0.835 fine in 1864. This rare date is priced sixteen times the common date (1854-A). |
''Recorded mintage'': 13,326<sup>[2]</sup>. | ''Recorded mintage'': 13,326<sup>[2]</sup>. | ||
| − | '' | + | ''Specification'': 1 g, 0.900 fine silver, 15 mm diameter, plain edge. |
''Catalog reference'': F.148/5, KM 778.2. | ''Catalog reference'': F.148/5, KM 778.2. | ||
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| + | * [[France 1856-BB centime|1856-BB centime]] | ||
* [[France 1856-K centime|1856-K centime]] | * [[France 1856-K centime|1856-K centime]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1856-W centime|1856-W centime]] | ||
* [[France 1856-B 2 centimes|1856-B 2 centimes]] | * [[France 1856-B 2 centimes|1856-B 2 centimes]] | ||
* [[France 1856-K 2 centimes|1856-K 2 centimes]] | * [[France 1856-K 2 centimes|1856-K 2 centimes]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1856-MA 2 centimes|1856-MA 2 centimes]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1856-A 5 centimes|1856-A 5 centimes]] | ||
* [[France 1856-BB 5 centimes|1856-BB 5 centimes]] | * [[France 1856-BB 5 centimes|1856-BB 5 centimes]] | ||
* [[France 1856-MA 5 centimes|1856-MA 5 centimes]] | * [[France 1856-MA 5 centimes|1856-MA 5 centimes]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1856-W 5 centimes|1856-W 5 centimes]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1856-B 10 centimes|1856-B 10 centimes]] | ||
* [[France 1856-A 20 centimes|1856-A 20 centimes]] | * [[France 1856-A 20 centimes|1856-A 20 centimes]] | ||
* [[France 1856-A 50 centimes|1856-A 50 centimes]] | * [[France 1856-A 50 centimes|1856-A 50 centimes]] | ||
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* [[France 1856-BB 20 francs|1856-BB 20 francs]] | * [[France 1856-BB 20 francs|1856-BB 20 francs]] | ||
* [[France 1856-A 50 francs|1856-A 50 francs]] | * [[France 1856-A 50 francs|1856-A 50 francs]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1856-A 100 francs|1856-A 100 francs]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1856]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1856]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3073]][[Category: Silver minors of France]] | [[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3073]][[Category: Silver minors of France]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:56, 9 October 2025
This specimen was lot 30938 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description[1] noted, "Napoleon III 20 Centimes 1856-BB MS63 NGC, Strasbourg mint. A very scarce year which saw a production of only 13,000 examples, the vast majority of which have since been lost. The rarest year in the entire Napoleon III 20 Centimes series." This type, the smallest silver coin of the decimal system, was struck 1853-63 and then reduced to 0.835 fine in 1864. This rare date is priced sixteen times the common date (1854-A).
Recorded mintage: 13,326[2].
Specification: 1 g, 0.900 fine silver, 15 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: F.148/5, KM 778.2.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
- [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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- 1856-BB centime
- 1856-K centime
- 1856-W centime
- 1856-B 2 centimes
- 1856-K 2 centimes
- 1856-MA 2 centimes
- 1856-A 5 centimes
- 1856-BB 5 centimes
- 1856-MA 5 centimes
- 1856-W 5 centimes
- 1856-B 10 centimes
- 1856-A 20 centimes
- 1856-A 50 centimes
- 1856-D 50 centimes
- 1856-A franc
- 1856-D franc
- 1856-A 2 francs
- 1856-BB 2 francs
- 1856-D 2 francs
- 1856-A silver 5 francs
- 1856-A gold 5 francs
- 1856-D silver 5 francs
- 1856-A 10 francs
- 1856-A 20 francs
- 1856-BB 20 francs
- 1856-A 50 francs
- 1856-A 100 francs
- Coins and currency dated 1856