Lot no. 1180
FRANCE - FRANCE
Second Empire / Napoleon III (1852-1870). Test of 5 francs for the effigy of the coinage with laurel head, by Dantzell, Frappe spéciale (SP) 1856, Paris.
Av. NAPOLEON III - EMPEROR. Head laureate left; below, signature DANTZELL F.
Rv. In five lines: ESSAI / POUR L'EFFIGIE / DES / MONNAIES / (date).
G.735 (Ag) - VG.3467 (Ag) - Maz.1643 (Ag); Silver-plated copper - 37 mm - 6 h
Top Pop: the only graded example!
PCGS SP58 (51879616).
Special strike (SP), in silver-plated copper, with smooth edge and punch (hand) COPPER. Barely cleaned with minor circulation marks. Not reported in silver plated copper. Superb.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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