NGC-certified Rare Napoleon 'Hundred Days' Coin Featured in Heritage Sale
Posted on 2/22/2022
Rare French coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company™ (NGC®) struck during the reigns of 15 rulers, including King Louis XIV and Napoleon Bonaparte, are among more than 300 NGC-graded lots in an upcoming Heritage Auctions sale. Online bidding is already underway for The Long Island Collection of French Coins Showcase Auction, which concludes on February 27, 2022.
The top lot, a France 1815-A 5 Francs Napoleon graded NGC MS 64 (lot 92246), is a rare “Hundred Days” coin struck during the brief period after Napoleon’s return from his first exile on the island of Elba. The obverse displays a portrait of Napoleon, whose reign ended after the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815.
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| France 1815A 5 Francs - Napoleon graded NGC MS 64 Click images to enlarge. |
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France was ruled by monarchs for more than 1,000 years, from 843 to 1870 – except from 1792-1804 and from 1848-1852. Below are additional highlights in the auction from the reigns of French monarchs:
King Charles V, 1364-1380
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| France (1364-80) Gold Franc a Pied graded NGC UNC Details (lot 99005)Click images to enlarge | |
King Louis XII, 1448-1515
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| France (1498-1515) Gold Ecu d'Or au Soleil graded NGC VF Details (lot 99006)Click images to enlarge | |
King Francis I,1515-1547
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| France (1515-47) R Gold Ecu d'Or au Soleil du Dauphine graded NGC AU 58 (lot 99010)Click images to enlarge | |
King Charles IX, 1560-1574
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| France 1566H Teston La Rochelle graded NGC F 15 (lot 99014)Click images to enlarge | |
King Henry III, 1574-1589
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| France 1588A Ecu d'Or au Soleil graded NGC AU Details (lot 99016)Click images to enlarge | |
King Henry IV, 1589-1610
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| France 1604A 2 Tournois graded NGC AU Details (lot 99017)Click images to enlarge | |
King Louis XIII, 1610-1643
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| France 1629N 1 Douzain graded NGC VF 30 (lot 99020)Click images to enlarge | |
King Louis XIV, 1643-1715
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| France 1682D Louis d'Or graded NGC MS 63 (lot 99060)Click images to enlarge | |
King Louis XV, 1715-1774
France 1723O Louis d'Or graded NGC MS 61 (lot 99136)Click images to enlarge
King Louis XVI, 1774-1792
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| France 1723O Louis d'Or graded NGC MS 61 (lot 99136)Click images to enlarge | |
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| France 1789K 2 Louis d'Or graded NGC AU 58 (lot 99243)Click images to enlarge | |
Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, 1804-1814, 1815
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| France 1808A Gold 20 Francs graded NGC MS 65+ (lot 99253) Click images to enlarge | |
King Louis XVIII – 1814-1815, 1815-1824
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| France 1818A Gold 20 Francs graded NGC MS 66+ (lot 99268) Click images to enlarge | |
King Charles X, 1824-1830
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| France 1830A Gold 40 Francs graded NGC MS 62 (lot 99274)Click images to enlarge | |
King Louis Philippe I, 1830-1848
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| France 1838A Gold 20 Francs graded NGC XF 45 (lot 99275)Click images to enlarge | |
Emperor Napoleon III, 1852-1870
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| France 1855A Gold 50 Francs graded NGC MS 64+ (lot 99283)Click images to enlarge | |
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