France 1810-M 2 francs

Stack's Bowers September 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 71358

This specimen was lot 71358 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Empire. 2 Francs, 1810-M. Toulouse Mint. Napoleon I. PCGS VF-35. The only representative of this SCARCE type in the PCGS census, the present minor displays even circulation as well as an olive-gray hue across both sides. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from iNumis in 2011 for $2,270 [!]) Ex: iNumis 16 (10/2011) Lot # 887." This type was struck 1809-14 during the reign of Napoleon I from numerous mints. Many issues of this type are known from a handful (<10) of examples.

Recorded mintage: 11,078^[2].

Specification: 27 mm diameter, 10 grams, 0.900 fine silver, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, 1763-1819.

Catalog reference: F.255/19, KM-693.10; Gad-501.

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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