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Pillar of the Community
Israel
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Got this one today for 7$, just cause I thought it looked kinda cool. I'm not collecting French coins, and would appreciate any thoughts about the grade/value. Thanks for looking  .   Edited by supgog
08/16/2013 04:42 am
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2490 Posts |
$5.00 in VF, $12.00 in XF Mintage 1,600,000
Nice piece
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Valued Member
United States
211 Posts |
It's at least XF, but I can't get more specific than that. 7 bucks is a good price. Most coins of this type I see for sale are F or worse. I feel like these and the Napoleon III 5 centimes are tougher to find in VF or better (at least from my short experience looking for them).
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
11922 Posts |
This looks to be AU-50 or 53.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2120 Posts |
Yea. This is definitely a solid AU. Probably AU50.
Nice pickup at $7.
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Valued Member
United States
365 Posts |
key spots to look at for wear are: pearls, CONCOR on headdress, leaves behind ear, and the brow and hair above eye. This is a nice one, but not choice IMHO. Note the wear points where the color is redder, and the overall color is less attractive than what a solid AU would show. By this and the marks I think I'm seeing in the fields on both sides I would guess it'd make an XF from the TPGs.
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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I personally would have said EF. I've got several of these (various dates) but few as nice as this one. The French monthly coin magazine Monnaie Magazine (May 2013 issue) values it at 70 Euros in Superbe (EF)- so you paid a very good price for it!
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Pillar of the Community
 Israel
2420 Posts |
Thanks for the insights everyone  . |
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Valued Member
United States
365 Posts |
When I get a chance I'll post a pic of one of the better graded examples of this series in my coll; as you might gather from my nick I have a vested interest in these Ceres/series ;)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The excessive hair wear drops this coin out of AU contention, No way this is "Almost"
KK
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3343 Posts |
Here's a high AU from cgb. http://www.cgb.fr/5-centimes-ceres-...76187,a.htmlI've found that prices on most French coins go up pretty steeply with grade. But...it's generally a buyer's market. Most US dealers carry a few as curios, not paying much attention to what they have. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Posted 08/16/2013 09:11 am
