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№ 3178 x

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28 September 2011

Hammer Price:
£410

Martinique, Piédfort Pattern Franc, 1897, by A. Borrel, in nickel-brass, female bust left within double legend, rev. value in wreath, edge mchor essai, 12.22g/6h (KM. PE 2; Guttag 2423; VG 4311). Overall carbon spots, otherwise mint state
£200-250

Provenance: R.A. Byrne Collection, Jess Peters Auction 78 (Los Angeles), 13-15 June 1975, lot 924