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Auction: 409 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale at NYINC
Lot: 375

France, Henry V "The Pretender", Count of Chambord and Duke of Bordeaux (1844-1883), Essai Pattern Silver 5-Francs, 1871, by F. Capel, older bare head left, rev. crowned shield in wreath, edge incuse lettered downwards, 25.78g, 6h (Gad. 653; cf. Maz. 926b), light contact marks and with evidence of previous cleaning, silver polish residue in legend recesses, otherwise subsequently retoned and with a flashy lustre, about extremely fine and scarce

Estimate
$1,000 to $1,500

Starting price
$700