France
Republic Proof Essai 5 Sols 1792 PR65 Brown NGC, KM-Tn35, Maz-163. Produced by the Monneron Brothers. This lot includes an early printed paper in which this piece was once folded and stored, purportedly that in which it was shipped directly from the Soho mint to Samuel Birchall (author of one of the earliest references on British tokens of the 18th Century) in July of 1793.
Ex. David Vice Collection
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 1000-1200 USD