Did Miss Liberty Walk Across the Atlantic?
We were intrigued when we were offered these large French Silver Proofs Commemorating 50 years of the current French Republic (It’s their 5th since 1898). The walking “Sower” on the obverse is an almost identical image of our own “Walking Liberty” allegory—the same one so familiar to us from the Walking Liberty Half Dollar and current Silver Eagles! In fact we share a lot more with France than pomme frites (French Fries)! These Proofs are struck in .900 silver.