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Couldn't resist this lot. My first coin of the Napoleon I, along with these two 5 Francs. 1. 1812-A (Paris) Napoleon I 5 Francs, .900 silver, KM# 694.1, F 2. 1826-D (Lyon) Charles X 5 Francs, .900 silver, KM# 720.4, VF 3. 1849-BB (Strasbourg) 2nd Republic 5 francs, .900 silver, KM# 756.2, VF       |
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United States
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Beautiful! I just go an 1812 twenty-franc gold piece, VF, of Napoleon for $179, a good price; but I don't yet have the 5-franc piece. ebay has two, as first consul, for sale --- one in F and the other a beautiful EF or AU. The 5-franc Napoleon generally sells for 150% of a Louis XVIII. |
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United States
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Sweet! I always enjoy Napoleonic coins but haven't started collecting past the French Revolution yet.
IMHO, these classic French coins are underpriced and prices are likely to move up soon.
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I couldn't pass up the price under $75 for the lot.
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$75 for the lot
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$75? Yow....Le Franc VII values the 1826D at 80 euros in TB25, the 1849BB Hercule at 18 euros, and the 1812A at 20 euros in B10. This grading might be a little too strict, too, which would really jack up the value of your deal, especially at today's exchange rates. I've noticed that any US-purchased European coins are pretty good values right now, and good ones like these silver 5F's are hard to find.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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G'day, I'm impressed.
I started collecting French coins of 1789~1815 last year.
The gold coins usually don't go for much more than melt value, but the silver 5F seem to often attract a very high premium.
I think that you bought at a remarkably good price.
Peter in Oz
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I don't usually collect french coins, but I couldn't resist the Napoleon. The others were an extra bonus.
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United States
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I got mixed up in a bidding war last night over an early 5 Franc. Ultimately I lost out, but I learned a lot. The piece was a 7K Union Force (the one with Hercules - pre Napoleon). Based on the absence of a couple of acorns and the spacing of letters in UNION it appeared to be a rare type - only 3 documented to exist. For the grade it looked like a 200-250 retail euro coin.
The bidding started at $9.99, but didn't stay there long. The coin ultimately sold for a little over $250 - a pretty fair wholesale price I'd say. Not the bargain I'd expected for an obscure coin in the US market. The bid histories (20 or so bidders) were revealing. Most were heavy bidders on French coins on eBays worldwide. Lesson learned: desirable European coins are not slipping through the cracks....
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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