Napoleon III

Gold – 20 Francs or – 1854 A Paris – PCGS AU 50 – Treasure shipwreck – SS Central America

800

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Napoleon III

AU

Gold – 20 Francs or – 1854 A Paris – PCGS AU 50 – Treasure shipwreck – SS Central America

800

Description:

Nice coin with rest of bright original luster. Scratch on obverse. Coin with a pleasant appearance.

Period
Napoleon III
Type
20 Francs
Year
1854
Mint name
Paris
Diameter
21 mm
Weight
6,45 g
Metal
Gold
Grading
PCGS AU 50
Rarity
Very rare
  • 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 AU 50.

    Very scarce and specific certification with gold dust.

    Very rare pedigree for French coins.

    Signature by Bob Evans chief scientist.