| Spink > Auction 23129 | Auction date: 26 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 10098 Price realized: Unsold | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: France, Second Empire, Napoleon III (1852-1870), 5 Francs, 1869 A, Paris, laureate head left, rev. crowned arms on mantle, lettered edge, 24.91g, 6h (KM 799.1), bagmarked, nevertheless toned, near very fine; and Ten Centimes, 1855 A, Paris, laureate head left, rev. eagle facing right, plain edge, 9.91g, 6h (KM 777.1), fingermarked, yet lustrous and with areas of mint red below darkened and toned surfaces, extremely fine; and 5 Centimes, 1856 B, plain edge, 4.95g, 6h (KM 777.2), residual lustre to dark surfaces, very fine; and Third Republic, 5 Francs, 1874 A, Paris denomination within wreath, rev. Hercules group, lettered edge, 24.97g, 6h (KM 820.1), bagmarked, yet toned, very fine; and 25 Centimes, 1904 (KM 856); and 5 Centimes, 1918 (KM 865), both uncirculated; and 10 Centimes, 1873 K; 1889 A; 1906 (KM 815.2; 815.1; 843), the 1889 with some mint red to obverse, extremely fine, the rest very fine; and Trial 10 Centimes, Chamber of Commerce of Marseille, 1916, designed by J. Guerin, struck in aluminium, Arms of Marseille, rev. denomination, date on banner above, plain edge, 1.79g, 6h (KM not listed), lightly contact marked and some staining, otherwise very fine and very rare; and Fourth Republic, 5 Francs, 1945 (2) (KM 888B.1); 2 Francs, 1944; 1945 B (KM 886a.1; 886a.2); and Franc, 1943; 1945; 1947 (KM 902.1; 885A.1), all circulated, fine to very fine; also Fifth Republic, 50 Francs, 1976, denomination within wreath, rev. Hercules group, security edge, 30.07g, 6h (KM 941.1); and Proof 10 Francs, 1973, denomination within wreath, rev. Hercules group, security edge, 24.95g, 6h (KM 932), the first with full cartwheel lustre, practically as struck, the second lightly toned to the reverse and brilliant, practically as struck (17). Estimate: £150 - £200 |  |
