Napoleon III
Gold – 20 Francs or – 1852 A Paris – PCGS AU 53 – Treasure shipwreck – SS Central America
1 900€
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Napoleon III
Gold – 20 Francs or – 1852 A Paris – PCGS AU 53 – Treasure shipwreck – SS Central America
1 900€
Nice coin with rest of bright original luster. Coin with a pleasant appearance.
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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
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Comments :
Certification PCGS AU 53.
Very scarce and specific certification with gold dust.
Very rare pedigree for French coins.
Signature by Bob Evans chief scientist.