A MASSIVE coin collection has been found in the walls of a man’s home, and it’s worth a staggering $3.5 million.
The collection was recovered from the house of a man who had passed away, with many of the coins dating back centuries.
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It turns out the collection belonged to a rather mysterious figure, who is thought to have devoted all his money to his coin collection.
The collection was owned by Paul Narce, who lived a modest life in south-west France until his death in 2024.
Narce built up his collection over a number of years, and it contained more than 1,000 pieces.
The collection featured coins from the Kingdom of Macedonia, dating to 336-323 BC.
It also featured an almost complete eries of coins used during the reigns of French Kings Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI.
The collection sold at the auction house Beaussant Lefèvre and Associates in Paris for a total $3.48 million.
The sale far exceeded the pre-auction estimate of $2.43 million.
Coin expert Thierry Parsy said in a preview statement before the sale: “Narce, who lived a modest life and didn’t see a lot of the world, spent all of his money on his collection.,”
He also described the sheer number of coins as “exceptional” and praised the “rarities” contained in the collection.
It is not clear who bought Narce’s collection at the auction, as their identity has not been reported.
THE MAN BEHIND THE COINS
Very little is known about the owner of the collection, Paul Narce.
He had no direct descendants and very few people knew of his hobby, let alone the value it held.
Nobody even knew the location of the collection, and as Parsy added, it “could have remained undiscovered forever”.
The collection was only found by one determined notary, who had purposefully set out to look for it.
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The home had been empty since Narce hgad moved into a care home.
The coins were eventually found in a small wall space in a store room, behind a painting.
These coins were discovered neatly and methodically labelled, along with 10 packages each containing 172 gold 20 franc coins.
This is the equivalent of an ingot of gold.
An ingot is a general meaning for an oblong block of something like steel, gold, or another metal.
Gold is typically cast into an oblong shape for ease of transportation.
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