France 1808-T 1/2 franc

Stack's Bowers September 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 71424

This specimen was lot 71424 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $576. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Empire. Demi Franc (1/2 Franc), 1808-T. Nantes Mint. Napoleon I. PCGS EF-45. An impressive survivor, this specimen yields enticing brilliance remaining, all while some colorful toning populates the wholesome surfaces. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from A. H. Baldwin's in London on 16 March 1968 for $3)." This type was struck 1807-08 in France with sixteen different date-mintmark combinations, of which the 1808-A is the most common.

Recorded mintage: 127,962^[2], a scarce date.

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, plain edge. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, 1763-1819.

Catalog reference: F.177/14, KM-680.12; Gad-398.

Sources:

Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
^[2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection and Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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