FRANCE. Constitution. Octagonal White Metal Cliché or Trial for Stamping Block, ND (ca. 1792). Paris Mint. PCGS MS-62.
An exceptionally intriguing and EXTREMELY RARE facet of the striking process, this engraver's piece displays all the letters and symbols of the Constitutional 3 Livres by Dupré, with a retrograde script inscription at the bottom reading " Lettres pour l'écu de 3H "
From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Münzen und Medaillen on 27 November 1962). Ex: Collection R.K. (Raoul Kraft) (Münzen und Medaillen - 11/1962) Lot # 347.
Estimate: $500.00- $1000.00
Price realized | 4'400 USD |
Starting price | 300 USD |