France 1810-L 1/2 franc

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Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, part of lot 71362
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Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, part of lot 71365
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The first specimen was part of lot 71362 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), which sold for $854. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Consulate—Empire. Nonet of Demi-Francs (1/2 Franc) (9 Pieces), Years 12 (1803/4) to 1810. Napoleon I. Grade Range: FINE Details to EXTREMELY FINE Details. 1) Consulate. Year 12-Q (1803/4), Perpignan. FINE. Damaged. 2) Empire. Year 12-M (1803/4). Toulouse. VERY FINE. Cleaned. 3) Empire. Year 13-Q, Perpignan. FINE. 4) Empire. 1806-L, Bayonne. FINE. Tooled. 5) Empire. 1807-A, Paris. VERY FINE. Cleaned. 6) Empire. 1808-M, Toulouse. VERY FINE. 7) Empire. 1809-Q. Perpignan. VERY FINE. 8) Empire. 1810-B, Rouen. VERY FINE. Scratched. 9) Empire. 1810-L, Bayonne. EXTREMELY FINE. Environmental Damage. SOLD AS IS/NO RETURNS. From the Richard Margolis Collection." The second specimen was part of lot 71365 in the same sale, which sold for $512.40. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Empire. Octet of Demi-Francs (1/2 Franc) (8 Pieces), 1810-12. Napoleon I. Grade Range: FINE to EXTREMELY FINE Details. 1) 1810-L, Bayonne. EXTREMELY FINE. Environmental Damage. 2) 1811-BB, Strasbourg. VERY FINE. 3) 1811-H, La Rochelle. VERY FINE. 4) 1811-I, Limoges. VERY FINE. 5) 1811-Q, Perpignan. FINE. 6) 1811-T, Nantes. VERY FINE. 7) 1812-I, Limoges. VERY FINE. 8) 1812-Q, Perpignan. VERY FINE. SOLD AS IS/NO RETURNS. From the Richard Margolis Collection." This dime-sized coin was struck at Bayonne under the régime of Napoleon as emperor. This date comes with the mintmark to the right or the left of the date. The type was struck 1809-14 and is the most available of the Napoleonic demi-francs. It was demonetized in 1869. The catalog[2] notes 65 dates for the type, some very rare.

Recorded mintage: 55,010[2] (55,058 per the SCWC), a better date.

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, decorated edge, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier.

Catalog reference: Gad-399, F.178/16 and F.178/17, KM 691.9.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
  • Guilloteau, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, Colonies 1670-1942 et Metropole 1774-1942, Versailles, 1942.
  • [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, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.

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