Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2015 ANA Auction - Sessions B-C 14 August 2015
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MONACO. 100 Franc, 1895-A. PCGS MS-62 Secure Holder.
Fr-13; Gad-124; KM-105. Modest mintage of 20,000 pieces of which most have been in circulation. The example offered is vastly nicer than typically seen. Struck at the Paris mint and intended primarily for use at the Monte-Carlo gaming tables. At the time this coin was struck, Monte Carlo had recently been wired for electricity, and had already become a highly fashionable destination for well-heeled gamblers. Among other legendary gamblers around the turn of the 20th century, there was said to have been a South African who placed wagers based upon the number of the psalms preached that week at the local Anglican church. Realizing that the great influx of new parishioners were only there to play the numbers of the psalms, the pastor allegedly began avoiding readings numbered lower than thirty-six. PCGS MS-62 Secure Holder.
Estimate: $1200.00- $1500.00
Fr-13; Gad-124; KM-105. Modest mintage of 20,000 pieces of which most have been in circulation. The example offered is vastly nicer than typically seen. Struck at the Paris mint and intended primarily for use at the Monte-Carlo gaming tables. At the time this coin was struck, Monte Carlo had recently been wired for electricity, and had already become a highly fashionable destination for well-heeled gamblers. Among other legendary gamblers around the turn of the 20th century, there was said to have been a South African who placed wagers based upon the number of the psalms preached that week at the local Anglican church. Realizing that the great influx of new parishioners were only there to play the numbers of the psalms, the pastor allegedly began avoiding readings numbered lower than thirty-six. PCGS MS-62 Secure Holder.
Estimate: $1200.00- $1500.00