Napoleon III

Gold – 5 Francs or – 1854 A Paris – PCGS MS 61 – Treasure shipwreck – SS Central America

1 450

MS

Napoleon III

MS

Gold – 5 Francs or – 1854 A Paris – PCGS MS 61 – Treasure shipwreck – SS Central America

1 450

Description:

Nice coin with bright original luster. Splendid coin.

Period
Napoleon III
Type
5 Francs
Year
1854
Mint name
Paris
Diameter
16,7 mm
Weight
1,6 g
Metal
Gold
Grading
PCGS MS 61
Rarity
Very rare
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  • Pedigree :

    Pedigree : Treasure shipwreck SS Central America

    In 2018, California’s Long Beach Convention Center held an auction of the SS Central America’s treasure: 45 bars, 3,100 gold coins and more than 36 kilograms of gold dust, worth an estimated $500 million, are presented to numismatists who came from all over the world to acquire the cursed treasure. In reality, it is only a part from the sinking of the Central America found in the 2010s, as the overall treasure is much larger. Let’s take a look at its story. Read the article

  • Comments :

    Certification PCGS MS 61.

    Very scarce and specific certification with gold dust.

    Very rare condition and pedigree for French coins.

    Signature by Bob Evans chief scientist.