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A Strange Reason To Buy A Coin - Napoleon Italy Lucca 5 Franchi 1805 - Seen In A Movie

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Several years ago I saw the 1987 film "Black Widow" which was about two women, Debra Winger as an FBI analyst and Theresa Russell as a woman who marries men for their money and then kills them. Debra begins following Theresa hoping to catch her.

Theresa is working on her next target, a wealthy Seattle man who collects coins. She has gotten some coin catalogs from libraries and book stores and is reading them.
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Coin catalog page showing ancient coins
The page is Plate 28 of Carthaginian Gold and Electrum Coins by G.K. Jenkins and R.B. Lewis, published in 1963 by the Royal Numismatic Society of Great Britain.

Theresa meets the Seattle man and when he shows her a coin from his coin collection:
A-Strange-Reason-To-Buy-A-Coin---Napoleon-Italy-Lucca-5-Franchi-1805---Seen-In-A-Movie
Seattle man's coin magnified

Theresa tells him that "That's Felice Baciocchi and his sister Elisa."

The coin is a silver 5 Franchi (francs) crown of the Italian Principality of Lucca and Piombino.

Napoleon Bonaparte gave the provinces of Lucca and Piombino to his sister Elisa and her husband Felice Baciocchi in 1805 and the couple held them from 1805 to 1814. These coins were minted from 1805 to 1808.

Well, I had to have one and now I do:
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Italy Lucca and Piombino 5 Franchi 1805
Silver, 37.0 mm, 24.83 gm, minted at Florence

Obverse:
Busts of Felice Baciocchi and Elisa Bonaparte
FELICE ED ELISA PP DI LUCCA E PIOMBINO
(Felice and Elisa Prince and Princess of Lucca and Piombino)

Reverse:
PRINCIPATO DI LUCCA E PIOMBINO 1805
(Principality of Lucca and Piombino)


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Well, I had to have one and now I do


Looks to me like yours is in better condition to boot. Well done!
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Great coin and story!
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Fantastic coin and great story, willieboyd2!
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Handsome example for sure!
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That is a great reason and a great looking coin!
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Very cool!
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Great coin and great story. Chasing down a dream makes coin collecting interesting.

I gave a nephew a dated 4R Potosi cob once. I wonder if he ever figured out what it is. It was a mystery for him to solve.
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Very interesting story and a great coin!
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