coin among the feudal coins is a Gros from Bergerac in the name of Henry of Lancaster
(Lot 411677), a Denier attributed to Andorra (Lot 408768) or the Gaston d’Orléans Ecu
minted in 1652 in Trévoux (Lot 413313).
Next up are the coins from the Modern French period (post French Revolution) with
one hundred and eleven lots being auctioned. You’ll have the possibility of buying a
very rare 20-Franc copper-nickel Turin essai coin (Lot 397419), which has a more wide-
ly-spaced ESSAI (word) and the edge has 159 ridges. When it comes to gold coins, we’ll
give you the opportunity to buy a 1904 A, 50 Francs Génie, PCGS MS63 (Lot 383278), or
even more rare (800 specimens), a 1896 A, 50 Francs (Lot 382967). A rare large-model
1855 A 5 Francs (Lot 409484), of which only 1346 specimens were minted, is also being
auctioned off.
The Fourth French Republic and the interim government will also be very well repre-
sented, in particular with a 1954 B, 20 Francs G. Guiraud (Lot 379651) and a 1947 5
Francs Lavrillier bronze-aluminum (Lot 411881), both in remarkable condition, PCGS
MS64. Placed on auction for the very first time by CGB, a very rare 1830 Five-Franc
silver Essai by Galle (Lot 413031) is also noteworthy.
The auction will end with a selection of World coins dedicated in part to Russia with a
very beautiful ensemble of Russian coins including several Novodels. The key item from
this ensemble is a rare Poltina for Catherine II from 1777 (Lot 410334) with 10 and
5 Kopeck coins from Siberia (Lots 410323 and 410333). The Russian series is supple-
mented by a rare Polish coin, a 1983 10-Zloty with a magnificent effigy of Alexander I
(Lot 410290). You should also take a look at the very beautiful 1855 Swedish 20 Kronor
MS65+, the most scarce year of the series (Lot 408122).
You’ll also discover an essay specimen of a 1925 bronze Vreneli 100-Francs for Switzer-
land (Lot 326267) as well as several rare essays from all over the world and the colonies.
Once again the ensemble on offer will be rich and diverse!
The CGB team is pleased to invite you to participate in this Winter Live Auction (ending
on Tuesday, 13 December 2016). Place your bids now for the lots which interest you on
our website , by post (CGB, 36 rue Vivienne, 75002 Paris, France) or e-mail
The first lot will be attributed on Tuesday, 13 December 2016 at 2 pm Paris time. There
will be only one winning bid!
Please note, consignments for the 2017 March and June Live Auctions can be made now.
For more information or a free appraisal/valuation, please contact us by email (contact@
) or call us at 33 (0)1 40 26 42 97.
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