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Lot 895
FRANCE, Second Republic. 1848-1852. AV Essai de 20 Francs (21mm, 6.44 g, 6h). Paris mint. By Tournier. Dated 1848. NGC MS 64+.
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Triton XXVIII
Live bidding began Jan 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM EST
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FRANCE, Second Republic. 1848-1852. AV Essai de 20 Francs (21mm, 6.44 g, 6h). Paris mint. By Tournier. Dated 1848. REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE, head of Marianne right, wearing wreath of laurel, oak, and grain ears / LIBERTÉ · EGALITÉ · FRATERNITÉ, 20/ FRANCS/ 1848 within wreath. Edge: in relief, DIEU PROTÈGE LA FRANCE. Mazzard 1263; KM –. In NGC encapsulation 6924486-005, graded MS 64+. Click here for a video presentation on this collection.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
With the foundation of the second Republic in 1848 came a need for new, Republican currency. The government invited a number of artists to submit designs for the new coinage. Numerous patterns were struck with types displaying a number of skilled portraits, making this an exciting area for the modern collector to explore.
The final winners of all Triton XXVIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2025.
Triton XXVIII – Session Four – Lot 830–1154 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 15 January 2025 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
We recognize that our users may have various Internet Browsers and Operating Systems. We like our visitors to have the best possible experience when using our bidding platform. However, we do recognize that it is impossible to develop applications that work identically, efficiently and effectively on all web browsers. The CNG bidding platform supports the latest stable major version and stable previous version of Chrome and Firefox.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
With the foundation of the second Republic in 1848 came a need for new, Republican currency. The government invited a number of artists to submit designs for the new coinage. Numerous patterns were struck with types displaying a number of skilled portraits, making this an exciting area for the modern collector to explore.
The final winners of all Triton XXVIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2025.
Triton XXVIII – Session Four – Lot 830–1154 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 15 January 2025 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
We recognize that our users may have various Internet Browsers and Operating Systems. We like our visitors to have the best possible experience when using our bidding platform. However, we do recognize that it is impossible to develop applications that work identically, efficiently and effectively on all web browsers. The CNG bidding platform supports the latest stable major version and stable previous version of Chrome and Firefox.
