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Long Beach Signature Sale 3035 3-5 September 2014
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Napoleon III gilt-copper Proof Uniface Trial Strike Essai 100 Francs Obverse and Reverse Pair 1862-E, 1) Obverse Trial, PR65 Cameo NGC, Paris mint, Maz-1603A. 2) Reverse Trial, PR65 Cameo NGC, Paris mint, Maz-1603A.An outstanding pair of the highest quality with the design sides possessing pinpoint striking quality that renders the frosted motifs in artistic perfection and the fields both appearing endlessly reflective with only the most trivial handling here and there that defines the grade. On the exposed-copper backs, the struck flan reads, in retrograde: B/EPREUVE/100. F./1855. Inked cursive writing is also present. A most-impressive French artifact and for the collector of Napoleon III, one can hardly imagine a more spectacular item.
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD
Napoleon III gilt-copper Proof Uniface Trial Strike Essai 100 Francs Obverse and Reverse Pair 1862-E, 1) Obverse Trial, PR65 Cameo NGC, Paris mint, Maz-1603A. 2) Reverse Trial, PR65 Cameo NGC, Paris mint, Maz-1603A.An outstanding pair of the highest quality with the design sides possessing pinpoint striking quality that renders the frosted motifs in artistic perfection and the fields both appearing endlessly reflective with only the most trivial handling here and there that defines the grade. On the exposed-copper backs, the struck flan reads, in retrograde: B/EPREUVE/100. F./1855. Inked cursive writing is also present. A most-impressive French artifact and for the collector of Napoleon III, one can hardly imagine a more spectacular item.
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD