MDC OCTOBER 2023 FRENCH COLLECTION SELECTIONS

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V26 2023 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 26, Number 40, October 1, 2023, Article 18

Here are some more selections from The French Collection offered in this month's MDC Monaco Auction No. 12. -Editor

The French Collection
presented by MDC Monnaises de Collection
Auction October 11, 2023

MDC Monnaies de collection is excited to auction The French Collection in October 2023. The collection of 540 lots, built over 40 years, includes the most beautiful coins from the French Revolution to the Fifth Republic, with a vast majority of Top Pop. Today, it is not possible to recreate such a collection. We know that many collectors will find in it the special coins they have been looking for. The auction will take place in Monaco at the Hôtel Métropole on the 11th of October 2023, from 1:30 pm to 4 pm (lots 1 to 296) and from 4:15 pm to 7 pm (lots 297 to 540), Nicolas Gimbert, Auctioneer.

Lot 15: FRANCE / CAPETIANS Constitution (1791-1792). Half shield of 3 FRENCH books 1792, 2nd semester - Year 4, An 4, BB, Strasbourg. Av. LOUIS XVI KING OF THE FRENCH. Head to the left of the King, hair tied with a ribbon at the nape of the neck. Below (different) (date). Rev. REIGN OF LAW. The Genius of France engraving the word CONSTITUTION (in two lines) on a table of the law resting on an altar, accosted with (different) and a beam on the left, with a rooster and (workshop) on the right. Signature DUPRÉ hollow on the base of the altar. In the epigraph: THE YEAR (date) OF FREEDOM in two lines. G.42-Dy.1719; Silver - 14.74 g - 32 mm - 6 h. Top Pop: it's the most beautiful graded coin!

PCGS MS64. Very rare type which hardly ever goes on sale and only 2 copies graded at PCGS, the other in VF30! Minimal adjustment lines. This copy has barely circulated, with a patina with golden reflections. Superb at Fleur de Coin.
Starting price: 3000€

Lot 22: FRANCE Agreement (1792-1795). E Essay or prototype of the floor on the FRENCH scale, signature in relief and exergue line 1793 - Year II, A, Paris. Av. FRENCH REPUBLIC / L'AN (date). Table inscribed MEN ARE EQUAL BEFORE THE LAW and embossed Dupré signature, under a beaming eye, between a bunch of grapes and ears of wheat, with an exergue bar. Rev. LIBERTY EGALITY. Flail of a balance surmounted by a liberty cap, on which is a crown with in the center: 1 S.; below (workshop) and (different) (date) (different). G.20v. - Maz.292 c. - VG.415; Copper - 11.67 g - 28.5 mm - 6 h. Top Pop: it's the only graded coin!

NGC MS 64 BN. Signature Dupré cursive and in relief, with highlight bar on the right under the Table. In mint condition, with a slight brown patina forming. Corner flower.
Starting price: 1500 €

Lot 36: FRANCE Directory (1795-1799). A decime Dupré, overstrike of 2 decimes AN 5 (1796), T, Nantes. Av. FRENCH REPUBLIC. Bust of the Republic to the left, wearing a liberty cap; below cursive signature Dupré. Rev. In a wreath formed of two oak branches: A DECIME. The year (date). (different) (workshop) (different). G.185 - F.128; Copper - 20 g - 32 mm - 6 h. Top Pop: it's the most beautiful graded coin!

PCGS MS64BN. Quality overstrike, very well received and barely showing 2 DECIMES. In mint condition, with a brown patina. Almost corner flower. G.185 - F.128; Copper - 20 g - 32 mm - 6 h.
Starting price: 1000 €

Lot 39: FRANCE Directory (1795-1799). 5 francs Union et Force, listel per ferrule Year 4 (1795), A, Paris. Av. UNION AND FORCE. Hercules standing facing with Leont, uniting Liberty standing left holding pike surmounted by liberty cap, and Equality standing right, holding level. Around, the different. In the epigraph cursive signature Dupré. Rev. FRENCH REPUBLIC *. In a wreath formed of an oak branch and an olive branch: 5 FRANCS. The year (date). ; below (workshop). G.563-F.287; Silver - 25 g - 37 mm - 6 h. Top Pop: it's the most beautiful graded coin!

PCGS MS63. Strikes with ferrule, with clear listels! Flower of the particular slice. Of exceptional quality for this type, with all its original freshness. Almost Fleur de Coin.
Starting price: 3000 €

Lot 43: FRANCE Consulate (1799-1804). 1 franc Bonaparte, Presentation mint (SP) Year XI (1802-1803), A, Paris. Avenue BONAPARTE FIRST CONSUL. Bare head to the right, Tiolier signature below. Rev. FRENCH REPUBLIC. In a crown formed of two branches: 1 FRANC. Below (different) AN (date) (mint). G.442-F.200; Silver - 5 g - 23 mm - 6 h. Top Pop: it's the only graded coin!

PCGS SP63. Special strike (SP) and certainly a presentation test of the newly created Franc Germinal! The listels are wide and marked: a major piece for the history of modern French numismatics. Minimal marks on the right. Nice collector's patina. Superb at Fleur de Coin.
Starting price: 3000 €

Lot 51: FRANCE First Empire / Napoleon I (1804-1814). Demi-franc revolutionary calendar Year 12 (1803-1804), A, Paris. Av. NAPOLEON EMPEREUR. Bare head to the right, cursive Tiolier signature below. Rev. FRENCH REPUBLIC. Within a crown formed of two branches: HALF FRANC, below (different) AN (date) and (mint). G.395-F.174; Silver - 2.5 g - 18 mm - 6 h. Top Pop: it's the most beautiful graded coin at PCGS! (one coin in 65 at NGC)!

PCGS MS64. In its mint condition. Very nice collector's patina. Almost Fleur de Coin.
Starting price: 300 €

Lot 58: FRANCE First Empire / Napoleon I (1804-1814). 40 francs naked head, revolutionary calendar Year 13 (1805), A, Paris. Av. NAPOLEON EMPEREUR. Bare head left, DROZ F. on the edge of the neck and below Tr Rv signature. FRENCH REPUBLIC. In a crown formed of two olive branches: 40 FRANCS and below. (different). YEAR (date) .(workshop). G.1081 - F.537 - Fr.481; Gold - 12.9 g - 26 mm - 6 h. Top Pop: it's the most beautiful graded coin!

PCGS MS64. Near original condition, with only micro-marks on the punch pile and in the fields. Slightly cameo in appearance on the right. Remarkable quality for this type. Superb at Fleur de Coin.
Starting price: 3000 €

Lot 70: FRANCE First Empire / Napoleon I (1804-1814). 2 francs, African type 1807, A, Paris. Av. NAPOLEON EMPEREUR. Bare head to the right, Tiolier signature below. Rev. FRENCH REPUBLIC. In a crown formed of two branches: 2 FRANCS; below (different) (date). (workshop). G.499-F.253; Silver - 10 g - 27 mm - 6 h. Top Pop: it's the most beautiful graded coin!

NGC MS62. Some micro-scratches on the right and tiny handling marks. With a gray patina on the original gloss. Superb at Fleur de Coin.
Starting price: 4000 €

Lot 71: FRANCE First Empire / Napoleon I (1804-1814). 5 francs transitional type 1807, A, Paris. Av. NAPOLEON EMPEREUR. Bare head on the right, signature BRENET and cursive Tr below. Rev. FRENCH REPUBLIC. In a crown formed of two branches: 5 FRANCS; below (different) (date). (workshop). G.582 - F.305 - Dav.83 - Maz.441b; Silver - 25 g - 37 mm - 6 h. Top Pop: it's the most beautiful graded coin at PCGS! (one coin in 65 at NGC)!

PCGS MS63+. Exceptional copy with tiny marks and some flat spots on the high points of the relief. Centered and perfect shot. Magnificent collector's patina with iridescent reflections. Very rare type. Almost Fleur de Coin.
Starting price: 15000 €

Lot 107: FRANCE Louis XVIII (1814-1824). 5 francs dressed bust, Flan bruni (PROOF) 1814, A, Paris. Av. LOUIS XVIII KING OF FRANCE. Dressed bust of Louis XVIII on the left, below signature TIOLIER F. Rv. COIN OF 5 FRANCS. Crowned shield of France, between two laurel branches, below (different) (date) (mint). G.591-F.308; Silver - 25 g - 37 mm - 6 h. It's the second highest grade!

PCGS PR64. Burnished flan (PROOF) with a sumptuous gray patina with bluish reflections. A few known copies in burnished blanks. Superb at Fleur de Coin.
Starting price: 3000 €