France 1812-A 2 francs

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Künker sale 386, lot 5577

This specimen was lot 5577 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €650 (about US$840 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANKREICH, KÖNIGREICH, Napoléon I, 1804-1814, 1815. 2 Francs 1812, A, Paris. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Feine Patina, vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung Siegfried von Schuckmann. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 335, Osnabrück 2020, Nr. 5008. (empire of France, Napoleon I, 1804-14, two francs of 1812, Paris mint. Scarce in this quality, fine patina, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1809-14 during the reign of Napoleon I from numerous mints. The specimen shown is from Paris and is a common date. Many issues of this type are known from a handful (<10) of examples. The type is not difficult to find but is expensive in high grade. All two francs issued prior to 1859, including this one, were demonetized in 1869 to make way for the succeeding issue which was only 0.835 fine.

Recorded mintage: 307,817, fifth most common date.

Specification: 10 g, 0.900 fine silver, 27 mm diameter, this specimen 9.96 g.

Catalog reference: KM 693.1, F.255/38, Gadoury 501; Mazard 464.

Source:

  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
  • Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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