Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2016 Hong Kong Auction - Sess. A-D 15-17 August 2016
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FRENCH COCHIN CHINA. Centime Piefort Essai, 1879-A. Paris Mint. PCGS SP-62 Secure Holder.
21.13 gms. KM-PE2; Lec-11a (this coin). Piefort. EXTREMELY RARE. Struck in brass with the reverse die rotated 45 degrees clockwise from medallic alignment. Lecompte lists a piefort mintage of 18, but with only two verifiable examples in collections, the piece presented here along with a single additional example within the E. Henry Collection weighing 21.92 grams. A sensational coin with copious amounts of original pear color brass complemented with a magenta, periwinkle and aquamarine sheen upon the toned surfaces. Struck with dies free of corrosion or other defects, with the resulting product being a numismatic treasure of indescribable beauty. A coin of incomparable desirability that will instantly elevate the collection it enters, the opportunity to acquire the piece is one to be seized upon. PCGS SP-62 Secure Holder.
Ex: Maison Palombo Auction 11, November 30, 2012, Lot #204.
Estimate: $20000.00- $25000.00
21.13 gms. KM-PE2; Lec-11a (this coin). Piefort. EXTREMELY RARE. Struck in brass with the reverse die rotated 45 degrees clockwise from medallic alignment. Lecompte lists a piefort mintage of 18, but with only two verifiable examples in collections, the piece presented here along with a single additional example within the E. Henry Collection weighing 21.92 grams. A sensational coin with copious amounts of original pear color brass complemented with a magenta, periwinkle and aquamarine sheen upon the toned surfaces. Struck with dies free of corrosion or other defects, with the resulting product being a numismatic treasure of indescribable beauty. A coin of incomparable desirability that will instantly elevate the collection it enters, the opportunity to acquire the piece is one to be seized upon. PCGS SP-62 Secure Holder.
Ex: Maison Palombo Auction 11, November 30, 2012, Lot #204.
Estimate: $20000.00- $25000.00