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From 2 P.M. (GMT+1) this Tuesday 14th of October, every 20 seconds one of the 1,099 lots of our October 2025 Banknotes Live Auction will start closing. Every 20 seconds, one of the 1,099 lots of the sale will be presented and you can bet Live or adjust your bid to get the lot or lots you want. The indicative running order of the lots will be displayed on the description sheet of each from 2:00 p.m (Paris time).

We wish everyone a successful bidding and wait for you on tuesday evening for the results. Unsold lots will be available until October 19.

1,099 lots covering the essentials of the Banque de France and a vast selection of world banknotes are offered in our October 2025 Banknotes Live Auction. Closing Live bidding will take place on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. (Paris time), pre-bids and maximum bids can be placed from now. 

Lot 543598 1000 Francs réserve Algeria 1945 P.096 - AU- Starting price: €2 000,00

Lot 549128 1000 Francs Déesse Déméter 1944 F.40.43 - UNC- Alphabet - series : T.11864 n°013. One of the six banknotes found and listed in the inventory. The six known examples bear the number 013. The series ranges from T.11863 to T.11868. Starting price: €8 000,00

Lot 546050 100 Dollars Hong Kong 1974 P.245 - PMG 66EPQ Starting price: €200,00

You can place pre-bids from now:

• on the website www.cgb.fr
• by email : live@cgb.fr

A problem, a query ? Please do not hesitate to contact us :

• email live@cgb.fr
• phone +33 1 40 26 42 97
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We are pleased to present a new selection of medals featuring medals from the Jean-Claude Thierry Collection, several are listed in his book L'Histoire des Arts et Métiers, et des Gadzarts.

Among them, discover the medal of the Society of Former Students of the National Schools of Arts and Crafts, awarded to André Ross (Angers 1917).

An engineer at the Penhoüet shipyards, then with the Société des Grands Travaux de Marseille, he continued his career in New York and Panama in 1928, before becoming Director of Le Havre and Port Jérôme, and later Director of Operations in North Africa for the "Carbonisation et Charbons Actifs” in Oujda.

Click here to find all our medals.

You can also discover several tokens listed in Mr. Thierry's book, including this nice token of Louis-Armand de La Rochefoucault d’Estissac, as well as a selection of necessity money, such as a 5-centime token issued for Renault in Boulogne-Billancourt.

Click here to find all our tokens, and for our necessity money, click here.

Finally, fon't forget to participate at our current e-auction.  

Thank you for collecting with CGB Numismatique Paris !

Dear Numismatist,

Cgb.fr  would like to let you know about our latest selection of French modern coins :

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Hello, 

Discover today our lastest selection of 160 ancient coins : greek coins, roman coins, byzantin coins but also provincial coins. 

Prices range from 15 to 1800 euros.       

Click on this link to look at the greek coins

Click on this link to look at the roman coins

Click on this link to look at the provincial coins

Click on this link to look at the byzantin coins

We take your coins in consignment throughout the year, so don't hesitate to entrust your ancient coins at Cgb.fr. Contact us at : antiques@cgb.fr

Have a nice day with Cgb.fr !

1,099 lots covering the essentials of the Banque de France and a vast selection of world banknotes are offered in our October 2025 Banknotes Live Auction. Closing Live bidding will take place on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. (Paris time), pre-bids and maximum bids can be placed from now. 

Lot 548667 Proof note 1000 Francs type 1862 - bleu 1863 F.A36.00ec1 Starting price: €7 000,00

Lot 543961 Specimen 5000 Francs Madagascar 1942 P.044s Starting price: €6 000,00

Lot 548903 Specimen 100 Pesos Mexico 1866 P.009r Starting price: €3 000,00

You can place pre-bids from now:

• on the website www.cgb.fr
• by email : live@cgb.fr

A problem, a query ? Please do not hesitate to contact us :

• email live@cgb.fr
• phone +33 1 40 26 42 97
• or refer back to our F.A.Q (Frequently Asked Questions)