France 1810-A franc

Goldberg sale 69, lot 4682

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 4682 in Goldberg sale 69 (Los Angeles, May, 2012), where it sold for $718.75. The catalog description^[2] noted, "France. Franc, 1810-A (Paris). Napoleon I. Laureate head. Deep reddish-green toning. NGC graded MS-62." This was struck at Paris under the régime of Napoleon as emperor. The type was struck 1809-14. However, despite being in production for six years, more were made (11.8 million) of the previous type (F.204) than of this type (10.0 million). It was demonetized in 1869. The catalog^[1] notes 74 dates for the type, some very rare. This date is common.

Recorded mintage: 1,675,745^[1]

Specification: 23 mm diameter, 5 grams, 0.900 fine silver, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, 1763-1819.

Catalog reference: F.205/12, KM-692.1; Gad-447.

Source:

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.
^[1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
^[2]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Paul Rynearson, Goldberg sale 69: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient and World Coins, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2012.

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