Terms of Sale

APPLICABLE LAWS: Your participation in our e-auction implies the acceptance without reserve of the present General Terms and Conditions. The General Terms and Conditions are governed by French law. The present General Terms and Conditions are available in French and English, in case of divergence, only the French text is applicable.

GUARANTEE:
As a member of the Syndicat National des Experts Numismates et Numismates Professionnels (SNENNP - France), our coins, medals, tokens and banknotes are carefully described and are guaranteed to be authentic.

AUCTION SALE:
The auction will be held under the ministry of Maître André MEYZEN Auctioneer in Narbonne (Approval n°2002-234). The sale will take place live and in person at the Hôtel des ventes de Narbonne, Domaine de Lacoste, Avenue Côte des Roses, 11 100 Narbonne, on July 2, 2022 at 2 pm.

SELLING COSTS: In addition to the auction price, the buyer will pay a fee of 10 %, that is, 12 % including taxes.

AUCTION AND BID OPTIONS:
To bid you can:
- Attend the auction in person at the Hôtel des ventes de Narbonne, Domaine de Lacoste, Avenue Côte des Roses, 11 100 Narbonne, on July 2, 2022 at 2 pm.
- Request a phone line to follow your bids over the phone.
- Follow the live auction on Interencheres.com and bid on the live or submit your secret bids.
- Follow the auction live on Biddr and place your bids live from your Biddr account (your Biddr account must be created at the latest, the morning of the auction). You must first register on the Biddr platform (www.biddr.com). If you wish, we can create an account for you. This service is reserved for adults. Bidders act in their own name and for their own account. You will be asked for a valid ID. Your ID information will be copied identically on the invoice. Any false indication will engage the responsibility of the buyer.
Each bidder has a default bidding limit of €2,000 for the entire sale. To bid above this limit, it is necessary to send us a request, either via your Biddr account, or by phone (+33 (0)4 67 66 02 92), or by e-mail (mail@galerie-des-monnaies.fr). For certain limits we will require a bank reference and/or a guarantee.
- Register your secret bids on Biddr in advance with two execution options: proxy bid or pre-bid. A proxy bid order will only trigger bids when the lot passes through during the live auction. A pre-bid immediately triggers bidding before the live auction while keeping your maximum bid completely secret until the maximum is reached. In the event of identical bids, the secret pre-bid will take precedence over a proxy bid or live auction.
- Register your secret bids in advance on Numisbids (www.numisbids.com) and Sixbid (www.sixbid.com), they will be executed as pre-bids.
- Send us your bids by mail to (La Galerie des Monnaies - 19, rue du Palais des Guilhem - 34000 MONTPELLIER), by fax (+33 (0)4 11 89 52 36) or by e-mail (mail@galeriedes-monnaies.fr) using the bid sheet in the catalog and downloadable on the website: www.galerie-des-monnaies.fr. Written orders must be received by Saturday 2 July 2022 before 10AM. We will create an account for you on Biddr and your orders will be treated as pre-bids. Your orders will be registered by order of arrival, in case of identical orders for the same lot, the first one received will have priority. In the case of orders sent late by mail, it is preferable to ensure by phone that your bid sheet has been received.
All participants agree to pay for the lots that they have won.
We reserve the right to refuse bids or bidders that do not provide all the necessary guarantees for the proper functioning of the sale.

STARTING PRICES: On the catalog, the prices on the left are reserve prices, below which your orders will not be taken into consideration. The prices on the right are estimates. These estimates are not maximum prices but are evaluations made according to generally realized prices. On the internet the starting price is indicated as such.

BIDDING INCREMENTS: Bids increase by the following bidding increments: 1-100 €: 5 €; 100-200 €: 10 €; 200-500 €: 20 €; 500-1.000 €: 50 €; 1.000-2.000 €: 100 €; 2.000-5.000 €: 200 €; 5.000-10.000 €: 500 €; 10.000-20.000 €: 1.000 €; 20.000-50.000 €: 2.000 €.
When the difference between the two highest bids (registered in advance) is less than the bidding increment, the highest bid wins the lot at this amount. The buyer never pays more than the amount of his maximum bid (excluding sales and shipping costs).

LOT VIEWING: The lots are visible in our premises in Montpellier only by prior appointment at +33 (0)4 67 66 02 92 or by email at mail@galerie-des-monnaies.fr



INVOICING AND PAYMENT: After the end of the sale, buyers who have obtained lots will receive a pro-forma invoice payable in EUROS only, to be paid within fifteen days:
-by bank transfer in euros (possible fees to be paid by the buyer)
We kindly request our customers to send their payment upon receipt of the invoice. The lots will only be delivered or sent after full payment.

SHIPPING: Shipping costs are at the buyer's expense and risk. All shipments will be sent by registered mail with insurance. We insure the shipment in France and in countries of the European Union without value limits according to the following fixed amounts:
-For France: 10 € for items valued up to 1.500 € including taxes, 25 € above 1.500 € and up to 50.000 €.
-For Europe (EU): 15 € for items valued up to 1.000 € including taxes, 30 € from 1.000 € to 3.000 €, 50 € from 3.000 € to 10.000 €, 100 € above 10.000 €.
For the rest of the world: all taxes due abroad are entirely at the buyer's expense. It is the buyer's responsibility to check the rules in force in the country of destination prior to the purchase, we decline all responsibility for any infringement of these guidelines. We ensure the shipment up to a maximum value of 5.000 €, beyond that the removal and the customs clearance of the goods will have to be organized by the buyer. The fixed amounts are 35 € up to 500 €, 40 € from 500 to 1.000 €, 45 € from 1.000 to 2.000 €, 60 € from 2.000 to 5.000 €.

EXPORT: For coins struck prior to the year 1500 with a value of €3,000 or more and for coins more than 100 years old with a value of €15,000 or more, an export certificate for cultural goods is required for export within Europe (EU). Outside Europe (EU), in addition to the certificate, an export license is required and the price threshold for coins dating from before 1500 is €1,500. The export license requests to the Ministry of Culture can result in a delivery delay of 4 to 12 weeks.

*STATE OF CONSERVATION: The appreciation of the state of conservation is specified by the conventional mentions in use defined below:

*Grading conversion chart for general information
FRANCE UK USA
FDC 10/10 UNC UNC
SPL 9 /10 MS MS
SUP 8/10 EF AU
TTB+ 7/10 VF EF
TTB 6/10
TB+ 5/10 F VF
TB 4/10
B+ 3/10 G VG
B 2/10

Variants: TTB/SUP = Obverse TTB, Reverse SUP
Being necessarily subjective and likely to vary from one professional to another, they are given as an indication only. The same applies to other assessments of the general appearance of the object (metal alloy, color or patina, etc.).

INFORMATION: We are at your disposal for any questions or additional information. The list of realized prices will be sent by e-mail to all participants.