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1868 $5 Dual Denomination $5-25 Francs,

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:7,500.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1868 $5 Dual Denomination $5-25 Francs,
<B>1868 $5 Dual Denomination $5-25 Francs, Judd-657, Pollock-730, High R.7, PR63 NGC.</B></I> Gilt examples of the Francophile 1868 half eagle experiment, rated High R.7, are even rarer than the plain copper pieces. Interestingly, the dual denomination experiment was reciprocated in France, with a coin bearing the same denominations designed by Jacques-Jean Barre (general engraver at the Paris Mint) and depicting Napoleon III on the obverse<I>.</B></I> Liberty faces left, her hair bound up with two ribbons, one with a diadem and LIBERTY upon it, date below and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around. The reverse shows the dual denominations surrounded by a wreath of laurel and oak. Struck in gilt copper with a plain edge.<BR> Not only is this apparently the first time we have handled this particular pattern variety since we began maintaining our permanent auction archives more than a dozen years ago, it also appears to be the auction appearance of this pattern since 2002, when a nongilt specimen graded PR63BN was offered in a Bowers & Merena sale. The present gilt specimen shows a few light chatter marks under a loupe, but still presents significant appeal. <I>This is the only gilt specimen certified in ANY grade at either NGC or PCGS (3/08). </B></I>A wonderful opportunity, and one unlikely to repeat in the foreseeable future.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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