FRANCE, Second Empire. Napoléon III. 1852-1870. Altered CU 10 Centimes (30mm, 9.56 g, 6h). Napoléon’s Humiliation at Sedan. Made circa 1870.

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FRANCE, Second Empire. Napoléon III. 1852-1870. Altered CU 10 Centimes (30mm, 9.56 g, 6h). Napoléon’s Humiliation at Sedan. Made circa 1870. 1855 W 10 Centimes, altered to depict Napoléon in a Prussian pickelhaube, with ornate collar around his neck. Collignon, Guerre p. 56 note. Once cleaned now retoning. VF.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 3 November 2021 at 13:36:00 ET.

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