French Equatorial Africa
French Colony 25 Centimes 1943 MS64 PCGS, Pretoria mint, KM5, Lec-7 (under Afrique Centrale). A well-known and coveted rarity highly sought-after by type collectors, especially so in this near-gem grade, a notably velveteen texture preserved in the fields without the least trace of handling marks. The first example we have handled in several years, with an MS63 achieving just shy of $2000 in our September 2016 Long Beach sale #3049 (lot 30791).
From the Engelen Collection of World Coinage
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1000-1500 USD