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| − | This specimen was lot 1050 in Stephen Album sale 47 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $660. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Cambodia|CAMBODIA]]: Norodom I, 1860-1904, AE 5 centimes, 1860, a superb quality example! PCGS graded Proof 65 RB, ex Charles W. Lueders III Collection." In 1860, Norodom ordered a series of patterns from Europe (mint not known but likely Paris or Brussels) for a proposed milled coinage which never came off. Silver piastres, [[Cambodia 1860 4 francs|four francs]], [[Cambodia 1860 2 francs|two francs]], [[Cambodia 1860 franc|one francs]], fifty centimes and [[Cambodia 1860 25 centimes|twenty-five centimes]] and bronze ten, five, two and one centimes were prepared, all conforming to French standards. Later, pieforts and off-metal strikes were made and sold to collectors, leading to a profusion of listings in the ''Unusual World Coins.'' | + | This specimen was lot 1050 in Stephen Album sale 47 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $660. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Cambodia|CAMBODIA]]: Norodom I, 1860-1904, AE 5 centimes, 1860, a superb quality example! PCGS graded Proof 65 RB, ex Charles W. Lueders III Collection." In 1860, Norodom ordered a series of patterns from Europe (mint not known but likely Paris or Brussels) for a proposed milled coinage which never came off. Silver piastres, [[Cambodia 1860 4 francs|four francs]], [[Cambodia 1860 2 francs|two francs]], [[Cambodia 1860 franc|one francs]], fifty centimes and [[Cambodia 1860 25 centimes|twenty-five centimes]] and bronze [[Cambodia 1860 10 centimes|ten]], five, two and one centimes were prepared, all conforming to French standards. Later, pieforts and off-metal strikes were made and sold to collectors, leading to a profusion of listings in the ''Unusual World Coins.'' |
''Recorded mintage:'' supposedly 11,467,000 plus proofs but this coin is never seen circulated. | ''Recorded mintage:'' supposedly 11,467,000 plus proofs but this coin is never seen circulated. | ||
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* [[Cambodia 1860 franc]] | * [[Cambodia 1860 franc]] | ||
Revision as of 10:30, 5 November 2024
This specimen was lot 1050 in Stephen Album sale 47 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "CAMBODIA: Norodom I, 1860-1904, AE 5 centimes, 1860, a superb quality example! PCGS graded Proof 65 RB, ex Charles W. Lueders III Collection." In 1860, Norodom ordered a series of patterns from Europe (mint not known but likely Paris or Brussels) for a proposed milled coinage which never came off. Silver piastres, four francs, two francs, one francs, fifty centimes and twenty-five centimes and bronze ten, five, two and one centimes were prepared, all conforming to French standards. Later, pieforts and off-metal strikes were made and sold to collectors, leading to a profusion of listings in the Unusual World Coins.
Recorded mintage: supposedly 11,467,000 plus proofs but this coin is never seen circulated.
Specification: 5 g, copper or bronze.
Catalog reference: Gad-2, Lec-13.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Unusual World Coins, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 47, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2023.
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