‘THE HOARD’

FRENCH 10 FRANC

GOLD COIN

1864

 

PART OF ANTIQUE DEALER’S PERSONAL

COIN HOARD OVER 30 YEARS

PROVENANCE BELOW

 

Photos taken with and without

a flash.

 

A .900 fineness gold French 10 franc

coin dating to:

 

1864

 

Napoleon III ruled from 1852 to 1870.

 

A gold 10 franc coin like this one

had the reasonable buying power

which is hard to put into modern

terms with inflation etc.

 

An 1820s currency conversion rate was

the closest I could find converting French

currency to British or American currency:

 

1 Louis d’Or = 18 shillings 9¾ pence (according to the 1822 traveller’s guide, 

the Louis could be converted at par, i.e., at 1 pound sterling)

1 Napoléon d’Or = 15 shillings 10 pence
1 franc = 10 pence
25 francs 50 cents = 1 pound sterling
5 francs = 1 US dollar. (3)

 

This same website quoted a bottle of burgundy

in a Paris hotel cost 2 francs in 1820 and

at this time a dinner at a good Parisian

restaurant would set you back about

 2 francs as well (presumably without

the bottle of burgundy).

 

So for this coin you could have

5 excellent boozy dinners out.

 

Sounds about right to me.

 

Condition or ‘grade’ is circulated

(seen a few dinners I guess)

but still reasonably good.

 

Lots of light surface marks and some 

wear to the high points on his face

and the wreath on the reverse etc

 but not terrible.

 

Possibly would grade to Fine?

BUT PLEASE NOTE:

I’m an Antiques Dealers NOT a Numismatic 

dealer and so not qualified to officially

 grade coins.

  

OFFICIAL SPECIFICATIONS

 

Composition:  Gold

Fineness:  .900

Weight in grams:  3.225

Weight in Troy oz:  .0933

Diameter (mm): 19mm

Ruler: Napoleon III

 

Design Obverse:

Laureate head facing right

Legend:

NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR

BARRE

 

BEE symbol to left of word BARRE

is for:

 Alfred Renouard de Bussière, 

Mint Master,

Monnaie de Paris (1860-1879)

 

ANCHOR symbol to right of BARRE

is his moniker:

Désiré-Albert Barre, General coin engraver,

 Monnaie de Paris (1855-1878)

 

Design Reverse:

Denomination and year within wreath

Legend:

EMPIRE FRANÇAIS

A

which is for the Monnaie de Paris mint

 

Edge: Reeded

  

Weight on MY scales = 3.3g

 

The holder it is photographed in

at the end is what we got it in

and what it has been kept in

for probably the last 30 years.

 

NO cleaning done by us on any of

the coins we are listing.

 

Our knowledge re error coins,

rarity, mintage etc is limited

so could be some real gems

 amongst all our lots.

 

 

THE HOARD

 

The coins we are listing have been

picked up from estates we have

purchased over the last 35+ years.

 

Thousands of coins from around

the world and covering 4 centuries

and beyond (1 Roman coin) that we’ve

never had the time to sort through to

sell them so just kept accumulating.

 

We are now retired (semi) and have

 had a great time over the last few weeks

 Noodling and doing a bit of research

 

BUT

 

we were general Antique dealers,

NOT coin dealers and so our knowledge

 is limited hence nothing will be graded

using the official coin grading tables

as it would be guess work by us but

 with the help of good clear photos

and our own assessment of each listing

 we feel potential buyers will have all

the tools required to feel confident and

 pleased with their purchase

(see our feedback for happy customers).

 

We will be selling some bulk lots and/or

groups of coins and some individually

(not getting any younger and not possible

 to list them one by one).

 

Always be reassured we are happy

to answer any questions you may have

and combine postage to the fullest

extent we can (it’s getting costly!)

 

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We guarantee our descriptions are accurate

and our prices competitive.

 

Please bear in mind that all our items are antique or

vintage and may have some age related issues.

 

If you like your item please leave us feedback

and we will respond immediately.

 

If, for any reason, you are unhappy,

PLEASE   

come back to us so we can try and

resolve any issue you might have.

 

THANK YOU

 

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 WE WILL HAPPILY COMBINE POSTAGE

WHEN POSSIBLE

 

FREIGHT-

AUSTRALIA POST RATES for Australia

International is a whole other thing - please ask

 

***ANY PURCHASE VALUED AT OVER $100

MUST BE INSURED***

 

Domestic insurance is $2.50 for the first $200.00 and $2.50 for each succeeding $100.00 or part thereof. 

 

Above $500.00 please add $2.95 for compulsory signature.

 

We will gladly combine shipping where possible.

 

 If you pay before we have issued the invoice

with the combined postage cost we will just refund

the unused portion.

 

Any questions or query's please contact so we can look into it.

   

 

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE

 

We Happily Ship To Most International Destinations.

BUT THE ITEM HAS TO BE INSURED. 

International insurance is $4.00 for the first $200.00

and $4.00 for each other $100 or part thereof.

 

Above $500.00 please add $5.50 for

compulsory signature.

  

We will gladly combine shipping where possible.

 

Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in

 the item price or shipping charges.

These charges are the buyers responsibility.

Please check with your country's customs office to

 determine what these additional costs will be prior

 to bidding/buying.

 

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kollectik1

(Kollectik Pty. Ltd.)

 has been trading successfully on eBay

for a very long time now and hopefully will

be for a long time to come

(please see our feedback)

 

Between 2007 and 2018 we were also

The Manly Antique Centre

which has now sadly closed as our old building was

sold to Developers and is now a block of units.......

of course. 

 

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