Stack's Bowers Galleries

August 2020 Auction  –  5 - 7 August 2020

Stack's Bowers Galleries, August 2020 Auction

Live Sessions: Ancient and World Coins, Paper Money

Part A: We, 05.08.2020, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part B: Th, 06.08.2020, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part C: Th, 06.08.2020, from 10:00 PM CEST
The auction is closed.

Description

FRANCE. Bronze Aluminum Franc Essai (Pattern) Mule, ND (1930). Paris Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-64 Gold Shield.
GEM-96.2; Maz-2584. A VERY RARE issue, which combines the Morlon-designed liberty head pattern obverse with the adopted design obverse on the Chamber of Commerce Franc issues (KM-876). Only the second example of the type we've seen, the last hammering in a French auction in 2016 for 977 Euros (approximately $1,200 including buyer's fee).
Estimate: $500.00- $1000.00

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Price realized 750 USD
Starting price 300 USD
Estimate 500 USD
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