France 1811-D 1/2 franc

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Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, part of lot 71363
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This specimen was part of lot 71363 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), which sold for $793. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Empire. Group of Demi-Francs (1/2 Franc) (10 Pieces), 1809-13. Napoleon I. Grade Range: EXTREMELY FINE Details to ABOUT UNCIRCULATED. 1) 1809-W, Lille. ABOUT UNCIRCULATED. 2) 1810-A, Paris. ABOUT UNCIRCULATED. Cleaned, Scratched. 3) 1810-D, Lyon. ABOUT UNCIRCULATED. Cleaned. 4) 1810-K, Bordeaux. EXTREMELY FINE. Cleaned. 5) 1811-D, Lyon. EXTREMELY FINE. 6) 1811-K, Bordeaux. EXTREMELY FINE. Cleaned. 7) 1812-H, La Rochelle. EXTREMELY FINE. Cleaned. 8) 1812-K, Bordeaux. EXTREMELY FINE. Cleaned, Environmental Damage. 9) 1811-W, Lille. EXTREMELY FINE. Scratched. 10) 1813-Q, Perpignan. EXTREMELY FINE. Cleaned SOLD AS IS/NO RETURNS. From the Richard Margolis Collection." This dime-sized coin was struck at Lyon under the régime of Napoleon as emperor. 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: 220,060[2] (221,186 per the SCWC), a common date.

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

Catalog reference: Gad-399, F.178/24, KM 691.5.

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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