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Mint letter A.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMint State.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57448126742859,"sku":"A915.3","price":4200.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A915.3.png?v=1779869530"},{"product_id":"france-louis-xiv-louis-dor-a-la-meche-longue-1652-paris-pcgs-ms62-top-pop","title":"FRANCE - LOUIS XIV - LOUIS D'OR À LA MÈCHE LONGUE 1652 PARIS - PCGS MS62 - TOP POP","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLouis XIV (1643-1715), louis d'or à la mèche longue, 1652, struck at Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: youthful laureate bust of the king right, with a long lock of hair falling onto the nape of the neck. Legend LVD XIIII D G FR ET NAV REX. Date 1652 in exergue. Reverse: cross formed of eight crowned L's addorsed in pairs, fleurs-de-lis in the angles, mint letter A (Paris) in the centre. Legend CHRS REGN VINC IMP, for Christus regnat, vincit, imperat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eClose to as-struck condition, light patina. Slight circulation wear on the high points. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTop Pop: this is the finest example graded to date!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57600879133003,"sku":"A627","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A627.png?v=1781687808"},{"product_id":"france-iiie-republique-50-francs-genie-1896-paris-ngc-ms62-pl","title":"FRANCE - THIRD REPUBLIC - 50 FRANCS GÉNIE 1896 PARIS - NGC MS62 PL","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThird Republic (1870-1940), gold 50 francs Génie, 1896, struck at Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: the winged Genius of Liberty, standing, engraving the Constitution on a stele. To the left a lictor's fasces, to the right a cockerel. Legend RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. Signature DUPRÉ below. Reverse: within an oak wreath, denomination 50 FRANCS and date 1896. Legend LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ. Mint letter A (Paris) in exergue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eProoflike appearance, mirror fields and satiny devices. A light scratch on the obverse and a few handling marks. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOnly 800 struck!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: the Genius engraving the Constitution is one of Augustin Dupré's great compositions, reused on several French republican coins.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57601124335947,"sku":"A726.11","price":5500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A726.11.png?v=1781689325"},{"product_id":"france-louis-xviii-20-francs-buste-habille-1814-paris-ngc-ms64","title":"FRANCE - LOUIS XVIII - 20 FRANCS CLOTHED BUST 1814 PARIS - NGC MS64","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLouis XVIII (1814-1824), 20 francs with clothed bust, 1814, struck at Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: clothed bust of the king right. Legend LOUIS XVIII ROI DE FRANCE. Signature Tiolier below the bust. Reverse: crowned shield of France bearing three fleurs-de-lis, within a wreath of two olive branches. Legend PIECE DE 20 FRANCS. Date 1814 in exergue, mint letter A (Paris) to the right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eShort digit variety. Only very minor scratches in the fields. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57603525542219,"sku":"A822.5","price":1700.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A822.5.png?v=1781700822"},{"product_id":"france-napoleon-iv-essai-50-centimes-argent-1874-ngc-ms63","title":"FRANCE - NAPOLEON IV - SILVER 50 CENTIMES PATTERN 1874 - NGC MS63","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNapoleon IV, silver 50 centimes pattern, 1874.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: bare head of Napoleon IV left, signed C. de F., the word ESSAI below the neck, legend NAPOLEON IV EMPEREUR. Reverse: imperial crown, legend EMPIRE FRANÇAIS, denomination 50 CENT. and date 1874 below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFaint handling marks in the fields. Grey toning and attractive lustre. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: Napoleon IV refers to the Prince Imperial, only son of Napoleon III, who became the Bonapartist pretender to the throne on his father's death in 1873. He never reigned and died in 1879. These 1874 patterns, bearing the title NAPOLEON IV EMPEREUR, are therefore politically motivated fantasy strikes. Their origin remains debated: often attributed to the Würden firm in Brussels as apocryphal strikes, they may also, given the C. de F. signature, come from a private striking carried out in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57603567681867,"sku":"A909.18.2","price":900.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A909.18.2.png?v=1781701853"},{"product_id":"france-napoleon-iv-essai-20-centimes-argent-1874-ngc-pf63","title":"FRANCE - NAPOLEON IV - SILVER 20 CENTIMES PATTERN 1874 - NGC PF63","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNapoleon IV, silver 20 centimes pattern, 1874.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: bare head of Napoleon IV left, signed C. de F., the word ESSAI below the neck, legend NAPOLEON IV EMPEREUR. Reverse: imperial crown, legend EMPIRE FRANÇAIS, denomination 20 CENT. and date 1874 below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eProof strike with satin devices. Minor handling marks in the mirror fields. Light toning with golden highlights. Proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: Napoleon IV refers to the Prince Imperial, only son of Napoleon III, who became the Bonapartist pretender to the throne on his father's death in 1873. He never reigned and died in 1879. These 1874 patterns, bearing the title NAPOLEON IV EMPEREUR, are therefore politically motivated fantasy strikes. Their origin remains debated: often attributed to the Würden firm in Brussels as apocryphal strikes, they may also, given the C. de F. signature, come from a private striking carried out in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57603577184587,"sku":"A909.18.3","price":900.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A909.18.3.png?v=1781702025"},{"product_id":"empire-romain-arcadius-tremissis-rome-ngc-ms-5-5-4-5-light-marks","title":"ROMAN EMPIRE - ARCADIUS - TREMISSIS ROME - NGC MS★ 5\/5 - 4\/5 LIGHT MARKS","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eRoman Empire, Arcadius (383-408), tremissis struck at Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Arcadius right, legend DN ARCADIVS PF AVG. Reverse: Victory advancing right, holding a wreath, legend VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, letters R and M in the field, COMOB in exergue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSmall module, perfectly centred and close to as-struck condition, light patina over the original mint lustre. Rare for Rome. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: Arcadius, son of Theodosius I, became Roman emperor of the East in 395, when his father divided the Empire between his two sons, Arcadius in the East and Honorius in the West. The tremissis, one third of a solidus, is a small gold coin characteristic of Late Antiquity. 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Reverse: crowned shield of France between an olive branch and a laurel branch, legend PIECE DE 20 FRANCS, date 1814 in exergue. Mint letter A (Paris).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLong 4 variety. Of attractive freshness, the matte velvety bloom barely touched, only a few bag marks. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: this gold 20 francs belongs to the first coinage of the Restoration. On the return of Louis XVIII in 1814, after Napoleon's first abdication, imperial gold gave way to the 20 francs struck with the royal type, shield of fleurs-de-lis and the title ROI DE FRANCE. The clothed bust, the inaugural effigy, was used only in 1814 and 1815 before the adoption of the bare head, which makes it a brief and sought-after type.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57605676400971,"sku":"A1036.49","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A1036.49.png?v=1781711485"},{"product_id":"france-louis-napoleon-bonaparte-1-franc-1852-paris-pcgs-ms67","title":"FRANCE - LOUIS-NAPOLEON BONAPARTE - 1 FRANC 1852 PARIS - PCGS MS67","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLouis-Napoleon Bonaparte, President of the Republic (1848-1852), 1 franc 1852 struck at Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: bare head of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte left, signed BARRE below the neck, legend LOUIS-NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. Reverse: denomination 1 FRANC and date 1852 within an oak and laurel wreath, legend REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE, mint letter A (Paris).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA very high grade example, the velvety mint bloom barely touched on the cheekbone, otherwise as struck. Attractive toning with iridescent highlights. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: this 1852 franc is a transitional coin. Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, elected President of the Second Republic in 1848, appears on it under his own name while the reverse keeps the legend REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. A few months later, in December 1852, he proclaimed the Second Empire and became Napoleon III. The coin thus bears direct witness to the shift from Republic to Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57609380036939,"sku":"A1036.65","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A1036.65.png?v=1781766783"},{"product_id":"indochine-francaise-20-cent-1914-paris-pcgs-ms66-top-pop","title":"FRENCH INDOCHINA - 20 CENT 1914 PARIS - PCGS MS66 - TOP POP","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFrench Indochina, 20 cent, 1914 struck at Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: Liberty seated left, radiate head, holding lictor's fasces, a rice field in front of her. Legend RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. Signature BARRE. Date 1914 in exergue. Reverse: legend INDO-CHINE FRANÇAISE. Denomination 20 CENT within a wreath, TITRE 0,835 POIDS 5 GR. 4. Mint letter A (Paris) at the centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAs struck, delicate toning with golden highlights and the velvety mint bloom intact. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTop Pop: this is the finest example graded!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57609410412875,"sku":"A1036.95","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A1036.95.png?v=1781767769"},{"product_id":"royaume-ditalie-napoleon-ier-2-lire-1813-milan-ngc-pf62","title":"KINGDOM OF ITALY - NAPOLEON I - 2 LIRE 1813 MILAN - NGC PF62","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eKingdom of Italy, Napoleon I, King of Italy, 2 lire 1813 struck at Milan as a proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: bare head of Napoleon right, legend NAPOLEONE IMPERATORE E RE, date 1813, mint letter M (Milan). Reverse: crowned great arms of the Kingdom of Italy, the imperial eagle supporting the shield on a mantle, legend REGNO D'ITALIA, denomination 2 LIRE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eProof strike, the devices lightly satin and the surfaces barely toned, close to as-struck condition. Proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: this example shows an unrecorded date variety. The date 1813 was re-engraved on an earlier die, an 8 remaining clearly visible beneath the date. 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