France 1812-H franc
This specimen was part of lot 71360 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), which sold for $1,037. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Empire. Group of Francs (10 Pieces), 1809-13. Napoleon I. Grade Range: EXTREMELY FINE Details to EXTREMELY FINE. 1) 1809-K, Bordeaux. EXTREMELY FINE. Cleaned. 2) 1809-Q, Perpignan. EXTREMELY FINE. 3) 1810-B, Rouen. EXTREMELY FINE. 4) 1811-B, Rouen. EXTREMELY FINE. Cleaned. 5) 1811-D, Lyon. EXTREMELY FINE. Cleaned. 6) 1811-H, La Rochelle. EXTREMELY FINE. 7) 1811-L, Bayonne. EXTREMELY FINE. Cleaned. 8) 1812-H, La Rochelle. EXTREMELY FINE. 9) 1812-W, Lille. EXTREMELY FINE. 10) 1813-M, Toulouse. EXTREMELY FINE. SOLD AS IS/NO RETURNS. From the Richard Margolis Collection." This coin was struck at La Rochelle under the régime of Napoleon as emperor. The type was struck 1809-14 and is the most available of the Napoleonic francs. It was demonetized in 1869. The catalog[2] notes 74 dates for the type, some very rare.
Recorded mintage: 164,894[2] (269,655 per the SCWC), a fairly common date.
Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 23 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier. This specimen 4.91 g.
Catalog reference: Gad-447, F.205/45, KM 692.6.
- 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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