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NYINC Signature Sale 3061 7-8 Jan 2018
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Republic gold Essai 100 Francs 1929 MS63 NGC, Paris mint, Maz-2541, VG-5223. Mintage: 9. By P. Turin. An attractively preserved essai in gold, featuring a sharp-featured portrait of Liberty on the obverse and a radiant arrangement of five wheat ears on the reverse. The reverse design, while not ultimately adopted for French coinage, was put to use a year later in essentially the same form on the 1930 20 centavos issue from Uruguay.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 4000-6000 USD
Republic gold Essai 100 Francs 1929 MS63 NGC, Paris mint, Maz-2541, VG-5223. Mintage: 9. By P. Turin. An attractively preserved essai in gold, featuring a sharp-featured portrait of Liberty on the obverse and a radiant arrangement of five wheat ears on the reverse. The reverse design, while not ultimately adopted for French coinage, was put to use a year later in essentially the same form on the 1930 20 centavos issue from Uruguay.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 4000-6000 USD