France 1854 10 centimes KM-M25

from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 45905

This specimen was lot 45905 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $45. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Bronze Medallic 10 Centimes, 1854. Paris Mint. Napoleon III. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, AU Details. By Barre. Commemorating the visit of the Emperor & Empress to the Bourse at Lille, 23-24 September. From the Richard Margolis Collection." This medallic coinage was struck in bronze (shown here), silver and gold. Doubtless the emperor himself received the gold specimens. These were made in Paris even though a perfectly adequate mint was sited in Lille. No mintmark appears on the coins themselves.

Recorded mintage: unknown plus more in silver and gold.

Specification: 10 g, bronze.

Catalog reference: KM-M23, Maz-1754B.

Source:

• Guilloteau, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, Colonies 1670-1942 et Metropole 1774-1942, Versailles, 1942.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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