1810 10 Liv KM-1 MS(PCGS#512831)

January 2019 NYINC World Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

41122

Grade

AU55

Price

2,640

Lot Description

ISLE DE FRANCE. 10 Livres, 1810. PCGS AU-55. KM-1; Lec-14. Reported mintage of 200,000 pieces according to Lecompte, but RAREin this high quality. Struck without a plug and far better detailed than most survivors with nearly complete eagle feathers and a fully legible "DIX LIVRES" in the reverse centers. Attractive deep old mottled tone adds to this piece's overall charm. Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000. Provenance: From the Collection of Dr. James Eustace Bizzell, II.