Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction 22-26 Aug 2022
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FRANCE. Silver 5 Francs Essai (Pattern), 1871. Brussels Mint. Henry V (as King in Pretense). PCGS SPECIMEN-64.
Maz-926; VG-2731. A very attractive fantasy piece, this example provides special strike quality along with crisp details and reflective fields peeking out from under the deep toning. Soft wisps of friction are visible under the toning, though otherwise this piece is hard to fault. The sole finest certified by PCGS. Struck to recognize Henry of Artois, the Count of Chambord, as the French monarch. The last legitimate descendant in the male line of Louis XV of France (his great-great-grandfather), he was viewed by those who adhered to the traditional dynastic succession of descendants as their pretender from 1844-1883.
Estimate: $3200 - $3600
Maz-926; VG-2731. A very attractive fantasy piece, this example provides special strike quality along with crisp details and reflective fields peeking out from under the deep toning. Soft wisps of friction are visible under the toning, though otherwise this piece is hard to fault. The sole finest certified by PCGS. Struck to recognize Henry of Artois, the Count of Chambord, as the French monarch. The last legitimate descendant in the male line of Louis XV of France (his great-great-grandfather), he was viewed by those who adhered to the traditional dynastic succession of descendants as their pretender from 1844-1883.
Estimate: $3200 - $3600