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Mint letter A in the centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eVery minor flat spots on the locks of hair on the obverse, attractive original golden patina. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57278910529867,"sku":"A718.27","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A718.27.png?v=1778574698"},{"product_id":"france-louis-xv-louis-dor-1726-grenoble-pcgs-ms62-top-pop","title":"FRANCE - LOUIS XV - LOUIS D'OR 1726 GRENOBLE - PCGS MS62 - TOP POP","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLouis XV (1715-1774), louis d'or aux écus ovales, 1726, struck at Grenoble. Mintage of 91,000 coins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: childlike draped bust of the king left, with long curly hair. Reverse: two conjoined crowned oval shields, one of France bearing three fleurs-de-lis, the other of Navarre. Mint letter Z (Grenoble) below the shields.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAttractive lustre, sharp relief. Rare mint. 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":57447998062923,"sku":"A410.2","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A410.3.png?v=1779866761"},{"product_id":"france-louis-xv-louis-dor-1735-riom-ngc-ms-62-top-pop","title":"FRANCE - LOUIS XV - LOUIS D'OR 1735 RIOM - NGC MS 62 - TOP POP","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLouis XV (1715-1774), louis d'or aux écus ovales, 1735, struck at Riom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: youthful draped bust of the king left, with long curly hair. Reverse: two conjoined crowned oval shields, one of France bearing three fleurs-de-lis, the other of Navarre. Mint letter O (Riom) below the shields.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMinute contact marks on the obverse. Close to as-struck condition. A much sought-after coin from the Riom mint. 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":57448009433419,"sku":"A418.8","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A418.8.png?v=1779867014"},{"product_id":"france-louis-xv-louis-dor-aux-lunettes-1730-riom-ngc-ms63-top-pop","title":"FRANCE - LOUIS XV - LOUIS D'OR AUX LUNETTES 1730 RIOM - NGC MS63 - TOP POP","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLouis XV (1715-1774), louis d'or aux écus ovales, 1730, struck at Riom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: youthful draped bust of the king left, with long curly hair. 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Reverse: cross formed of eight addorsed L's, each arm crowned, cantoned with four lis radiating from the centre. Mint letter A (Paris) in the centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLight circulation marks on the high points. The original mint lustre is covered by a light patina with golden highlights. 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The 1815 Bayonne 20 francs of Louis XVIII (mint letter L) is a secondary-mint issue from a historic year, making it a relatively rare coin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57448087028043,"sku":"A726.6","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A726.6.png?v=1779868346"},{"product_id":"france-jean-ii-le-bon-mouton-dor-pcgs-ms62","title":"FRANCE - JEAN II LE BON - MOUTON D'OR - PCGS MS62","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJean II le Bon (1350-1364), mouton d'or.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: nimbate Paschal Lamb left, head turned back, bearing a banner, its staff ending in a cross pattée, legend AGN DEI QVI TOLL PECCA MVDI MISERERE NOB. 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The mouton d'or was introduced in 1311 under Philippe IV le Bel, but it was under Jean II that the type was most widely circulated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57448103280971,"sku":"A911.34","price":6800.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A911.34.png?v=1779868959"},{"product_id":"france-charles-ix-ecu-dor-1565-nantes-ngc-ms-63-top-pop","title":"FRANCE - CHARLES IX - ÉCU D'OR 1565 NANTES - NGC MS 63 - TOP POP","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCharles IX (1560-1574), écu d'or au soleil, 1565, struck at Nantes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: crowned shield of France bearing three fleurs-de-lis, surmounted by a sun, legend CAROLVS VIIII D G FRANCORVM REX. 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Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA note on the term \"adjustment marks\": these are file marks deliberately left at the mint to bring the planchet to the correct weight before striking. They are not a defect in the strict sense but a feature of manufacture, common on the louis d'or of Louis XVI (and particularly on issues from secondary mints such as Limoges). Not to be confused with handling or circulation scratches.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57448121237835,"sku":"A914.26","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A914.26.png?v=1779869307"},{"product_id":"france-napoleon-iii-20-francs-1866-paris-ngc-ms-66-top-pop","title":"FRANCE - NAPOLEON III - 20 FRANCS 1866 PARIS - NGC MS 66+ - TOP POP","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNapoleon III (1852-1870), 20 francs with laureate head, 1866, struck at Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: laureate head of the emperor right, engraved by Barre. Reverse: crowned imperial shield bearing the arms of Napoleon III, supported by the imperial insignia, with the denomination 20 FR divided on either side. Mint letter A (Paris) below the date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMint State. 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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. Mint letter A (Paris) below the wreath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: the coin bears the legend \"LOUIS-NAPOLÉON BONAPARTE\" on the obverse (not yet \"NAPOLÉON III\", which appeared after the proclamation of the Empire on 2 December 1852). It is therefore a transitional issue between the Second Republic and the Second Empire, struck during Louis-Napoleon's presidency but already bearing his portrait. 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Light toning over the original mint lustre. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTop Pop: this is the finest example graded!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFrom the Plozevet Hoard (Finistère), discovered in 2019, no. 96, with its certificate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: the Plozevet Hoard is one of the most important Ancien Régime coin hoards unearthed in France in recent decades. 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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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Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: a reformation coin, overstruck in 1690 on an earlier coin during the recoinage, hence the near-total absence of traces of the original striking.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57603494674763,"sku":"A821.11","price":4800.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A821.11.png?v=1781700229"},{"product_id":"france-napoleon-essai-100-francs-bronze-1807-vassallo-pcgs-sp64bn-top-pop","title":"FRANCE - NAPOLEON - BRONZE 100 FRANCS PATTERN 1807 VASSALLO - PCGS SP64BN - TOP POP","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNapoleon I (1804-1814), bronze pattern for the 100 francs, 1807, known as the Vassallo pattern, struck at Genoa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: bare head of Napoleon right, signed VASSALLO 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. It attests to the research carried out by the engraver Barre on the new imperial effigy, which makes it a cabinet piece sought after by collectors of Second Empire patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57603535667531,"sku":"A868.15","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A868.15.png?v=1781701138"},{"product_id":"france-napoleon-1-franc-empereur-an-12-paris-ngc-ms66-top-pop","title":"FRANCE - NAPOLEON - 1 FRANC EMPEREUR AN 12 PARIS - NGC MS66 - TOP POP","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNapoleon I (1804-1814), franc Empereur, Revolutionary calendar, AN 12 struck at Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: bare head of Napoleon right, signed Tiolier below the neck, legend NAPOLEON EMPEREUR. 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. 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":57603563487563,"sku":"A909.18.1","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A909.18.1.png?v=1781701720"},{"product_id":"france-louis-xv-isles-du-vent-12-sols-1731-la-rochelle-pcgs-ms65-top-pop","title":"FRANCE - LOUIS XV - ISLES DU VENT - 12 SOLS 1731 LA ROCHELLE - PCGS MS65 - TOP POP","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLouis XV (1715-1774), 12 sols Isles du Vent, 1731 struck at La Rochelle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: laureate head of the king right. Legend LVD XV D G FR ET NAV REX. Mint letter H (La Rochelle) below the neck. Reverse: ISLES DU VENT in three lines within an ornate cartouche, fleurs-de-lis. Date 1731 in exergue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOn a fairly broad planchet, strike barely off-centre. Close to as-struck condition, cabinet toning with golden highlights. A perfect coin. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTop Pop: this is the finest example graded!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: the Isles du Vent refers to the French Lesser Antilles, Martinique, Guadeloupe and their dependencies. These 12 sols were struck in 1731 for circulation in these Caribbean colonies. 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Legend SIT NOMEN DNI BENEDICTVM. Date 1625 at the top.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSpecimen strike, dark grey toning. Very rare. Specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFrom the Clavouet collection, Crédit de la Bourse sale of 26-28 April 1993, lot 648.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: Nicolas Briot, Engraver General of the coinage under Louis XIII, was one of the pioneers of mechanised striking with the screw press in France. 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Mint letter A (Paris) below the shield, rose privy mark specific to the Matignon workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAn example close to as-struck condition, delicate toning with bluish highlights. 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: the laureate bust in the antique style, the work of the engraver Jean Warin, marks one of the high points of French Baroque coin portraiture and was struck with the screw press at the Monnaie du Moulin in Paris. 1643 is moreover the last year of the reign of Louis XIII, who died in May. This emblematic type, in such a state of preservation, is a coin of the very first order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57604493050187,"sku":"A911.43","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A911.43.png?v=1781703519"},{"product_id":"france-louis-xiv-demi-ecu-1643-paris-ngc-au58","title":"FRANCE - LOUIS XIV - 1\/2 ÉCU 1643 PARIS - NGC AU58","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLouis XIV (1643-1715), 1\/2 écu 1643 struck at Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: childlike bust of Louis XIV right, laureate and draped, legend LVD XIIII D G FR ET NAV REX. Reverse: crowned shield of France, legend SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTVM and date 1643. Mint letter A (Paris) below the shield, rose privy mark specific to the Matignon workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAn evenly preserved example, slight wear on the high points, pleasing grey toning with golden highlights. About Uncirculated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: 1643 is the year of the accession of Louis XIV, who came to the throne aged four on the death of his father Louis XIII in May. This 1\/2 écu, struck in the name of LVD XIIII and bearing the childlike bust of the young king, is among the very first coins of the longest reign in French history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57604550033739,"sku":"A911.45","price":750.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A911.45.png?v=1781703638"}],"url":"https:\/\/taittingernumismatics.com\/en-uk\/collections\/catalogue.oembed?page=2","provider":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}