CGB Paper Money Live Auction - July 2018: discover the highlights!

| 22/06/2018

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415 lots are for sale at the CGB Numismatique Paris Paper Money Live Auction – July 3, 2018, from assignats to Banque de France and Trésor notes; and from the Afars and the Issas to Yugoslavia!

The sale starts with a very rare 200 French pound billet de Monoye drawn-up in Paris on July 29, 1707 (lot 4230001). Then you will find four more 18^th century banknotes, including a compulsory State loan bond for 500 Francs (bon de 500 Francs de rescription sur l'emprunt forcé) (lot 4230005).

Lot 4230001
Billet de Monoye Renouvelle and Vise of 200 Livres drawn-up in Paris on July 29, 1707
9 000 € / 14 000 €

Lot 4230005
Rescription 500 Francs - Compulsory State loan bond for 500 Francs
1 200 € / 2 000 €

With 224 lots, the section dedicated to Banque de France banknotes accounts for more than half of this Live Auction sale. It starts with the only 19^th century note offered in this sale, i.e. a 20-Franc note from 1871 (lot 4230006).

Lot 4230006
20 Francs type 1871 - 1873 F.A46.04
200 € / 350 €

A nice set of proof and specimen notes, some of which are rarely presented for sale, will no doubt attract your attention - especially lot 4230137, a face and back final proof copy of the 10,000-Franc Génie Français note (with numbering, signatures and date: O.00-00-0000.O), and lot 4230134, a uniface proof copy of the face of the 5,000-Franc Henri IV note on non-watermarked cotton paper (with numbering, signatures and date: O.00-00-0000.O) or lot 4230250, a specimen of the 5,000-Franc Trésor Public note.

Lot 4230137
Proof Note 10000 Francs Génie Français - F.50.00e1
3 600 € / 5 000 €

Lot 4230134
Proof Note 5000 Francs Henri IV - F.49.00e1
3 300 € / 5 000 €

Lot 4230250
Specimen 5000 Francs Trésor Public - VF.36.02
3 200 € / 4 000 €

The highlight of this section of the July 3^rd Live Auction is the extremely scarce 500-Nouveaux Francs note overprinted on a 50,000-Franc Molière note. It is a non-watermarked note with numbering, date and signatures - the only numbered sample known to date (lot 4230152). Another exceptional item will be the non-adopted trial note of William Fel, which was engraved by Georges Beltrand, who had also engraved the 1,000-Franc Amphitrite note (lot 4230114).

Lot 4230152
500 Nouveaux Francs overprinted on a 50 000 Francs Molière
16 000 € / 28 000 €

Lot 4230114
Non-adopted trial note of William Fel, which was engraved by Georges Beltrand, who had also engraved the 1 000 Francs Amphitrite
12 000 € / 16 000 €