Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 102

NY International Coin Auction January 9-11, 2018

French Colonies

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1057		French Colonies. Louis XVIII (1815-24), bronze 5-Centimes 1824-A Essai. Paris mint, bare head left, ESSAI below, rev. crowned monogram dividing value, date below, plain edge (Lec 293; KM E8). Superb specimen with an attractive light brown patina, in PCGS holder graded SP 64BN. Estimated Value $300 PCGS certification 30592181. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $330
Lot 1058		French Indo-China, silver 10-Centimes 1913-A, Paris mint. Liberty seated left, date below, rev. value within wreath (Lec 152; KM 9). Lustrous mint state with light peripheral toning, in PCGS holder graded MS 66, Pop 2; only 1 graded higher in MS-67 at PCGS. The finest graded pieces at NGC are 3 MS-65 examples. Estimated Value $400 PCGS certification 30106662. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $496
Lot 1059		French Indo-China, copper-nickel 50-Centimes 1946 Essai. Liberty seated left, date below, ESSAI to the right, rev. value within wreath, reeded edge, coin die axis (Lec 264; KM E41). Lightly toned, in PCGS holder graded SP 64. Estimated Value $400 PCGS certification 28216684. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1060		French Indo-China, silvered bronze 1-Centime 1923 (Essai). Poissy mint, center hole within effigy of Republic, value and privy mark below, rev. value in Chinese characters, date below (Lec 92 var; KM -). This variety in silvered-bronze unlisted, superb and rare specimen in PCGS holder graded SP 64, Pop 1; the only example graded at both services for the type. Estimated Value $600 PCGS certification 81260823. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,062
Lot 1061		Reunion, copper-nickel 1-Franc, 1896, Paris mint. Head of Mercury left, rev. value and date (Lec 46; KM 5). Mint state, in PCGS holder graded MS 64, Pop 1; only 1 graded higher in MS-65 at PCGS. The finest graded piece at NGC is also an MS-64 example. rare thus. Estimated Value $400 PCGS certification 28518358. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $425