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Mint letter A (Paris) below the wreath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAs struck, with minute traces of handling. Attractive golden colour. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57448153284939,"sku":"A950","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A950.png?v=1779869911"},{"product_id":"france-napoleon-iii-20-francs-or-1852-paris-ngc-ms64","title":"FRANCE - NAPOLEON III - GOLD 20 FRANCS 1852 PARIS - NGC MS64","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLouis-Napoleon Bonaparte, President of the Republic (1848-1852), gold 20 francs, 1852, struck at Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: bare head of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte right, engraved by Barre. Reverse: denomination 20 FRANCS and date 1852 within a laurel wreath, legend RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. 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Mint letter A (Paris) below the wreath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eProof, with mirror fields. Small handling marks and a few hairlines. Proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: proofs were carefully prepared special strikings, produced in very small numbers for coin cabinets and collectors, distinct from circulation coins. 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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-napoleon-ier-1-franc-tete-nue-an-13-paris-pcgs-ms63","title":"FRANCE - NAPOLEON I - 1 FRANC BARE HEAD AN 13 PARIS - PCGS MS63","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNapoleon I (1804-1814), franc with bare head, Republican calendar, AN 13, struck at Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: bare head of Napoleon right, signed Tiolier below the bust, legend NAPOLEON EMPEREUR. 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Plain edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSpecimen strike with satin devices and mirror fields. Attractive iridescent toning. Specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: this pattern features the laureate head effigy of Napoleon III as early as 1860, whereas this portrait would not be adopted for circulating coinage until later in the decade. 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Reverse: denomination 1 FRANC within a wreath of two branches tied at the base, date AN 12 in exergue, legend REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. Mint letter A (Paris), cockerel privy mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA coin as struck, in an exceptional state of preservation. Grey toning with golden highlights. A perfect coin. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTop Pop: this is the finest example graded to date!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: Year XII corresponds to the proclamation of the Empire in May 1804. This franc is thus among the very first coins struck with the imperial title NAPOLEON EMPEREUR, while the reverse still bears the legend REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. 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Reverse: imperial arms, shield bearing the eagle set on a crowned mantle and flanked by sceptres, legend EMPIRE FRANÇAIS, denomination 1 F flanking the arms, date 1874 in exergue.\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. 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A medallic piece at the heart of a founding moment in French monetary history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57604864115019,"sku":"A911.60","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A911.60.png?v=1781704165"},{"product_id":"france-napoleon-ier-1-franc-1811-bordeaux-pcgs-ms64-top-pop","title":"FRANCE - NAPOLEON I - 1 FRANC 1811 BORDEAUX - PCGS MS64 - TOP POP","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNapoleon I (1804-1814), 1 franc tête laurée 1811 struck at Bordeaux.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: laureate head of Napoleon right, signed Tiolier below the neck, legend NAPOLEON EMPEREUR. Reverse: denomination 1 FRANC within a laurel wreath tied at the base, legend EMPIRE FRANÇAIS, date 1811 in exergue. Mint letter K (Bordeaux).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOriginal mint lustre, only minute handling marks. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFar superior to the Collection Idéale example, graded AU55.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTop Pop: this is the only graded example!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57604869456203,"sku":"A911.72","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A911.72.png?v=1781704280"},{"product_id":"france-louis-xviii-5-francs-buste-habille-1814-bordeaux-ngc-ms62","title":"FRANCE - LOUIS XVIII - 5 FRANCS CLOTHED BUST 1814 BORDEAUX - NGC MS62","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLouis XVIII (1814-1824), 5 francs clothed bust 1814 struck at Bordeaux.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: clothed bust of Louis XVIII left, signed TIOLIER F. below the bust, legend LOUIS XVIII ROI DE FRANCE. 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Mint letter A (Paris) at the centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAs struck, with a light, barely pronounced velvety mint bloom. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57609388228939,"sku":"A1036.89","price":700.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A1036.89.png?v=1781767193"},{"product_id":"indochine-francaise-10-cent-1927-paris-pcgs-ms66","title":"FRENCH INDOCHINA - 10 CENT 1927 PARIS - PCGS MS66","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFrench Indochina, 10 cent 1927 struck at Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: Liberty seated left, wearing a radiate crown and holding fasces, signed BARRE, legend RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE, date 1927. 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