1953 Morocco, Essai 200 Francs
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I have been on the look out for a nice "special" example of the design used on Moroccan coins across several years. Zohar brought this one to my attention from a dealer in Paris, France who I have dealt with before several time. I pulled the trigger!
1953 Morocco, Essai 200 Francs (mintage 1,100)
Interestingly, there are 4 of these graded SP68 by PCGS, and they have consecutive serial numbers. Two have been sold already by the dealer in Paris, and I presume he is the dealer who submitted all four of them for grading. I'm sure it's a bit of bias in my opinion, but I think I got the nicest of the bunch with attractive toning on both the obverse and reverse. Note, the toning in hand is more "golden" and less red-shifted than the PCGS slab photos, but I'm definitely happy with this as the example of this design in my collection.
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Comments
I Like em
Steve
Love those Moroccan coins! The French Territory coins are pretty neat.
It's a beauty!
I have also recently taken a liking to coins of the Islamic world. I haven't yet pulled the trigger on any though.
Beautiful. Yes, Morocco coins are incredible. A recent purchase - a much more modest Essai than yours however.
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