France 1812-K 5 francs

Stack's Bowers September 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 71314

This specimen was lot 71314 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $384. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Empire. 5 Francs, 1812-K. Bordeaux Mint. Napoleon I. PCGS AU-55. Very nearly Mint State, this exceedingly attractive Napoleonic crown offers a crisp, elegant strike, essentially no evidence of wear, robust brilliance, and an alluring golden-russet tone throughout. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Rosenblum in 2004 for $279). Ex: Bill Rosenblum FPL 340 (Summer 2004) Lot # 403." This five francs is the most common coin of Napoleon, being minted from dozens of mints in large quantities.

Recorded mintage: 1,661,784^[2], a slightly better date.

Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 37 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, 1763-1819.

Catalog reference: F.307/47, Dav-85, KM-694.8; Gad-584.

Sources:

Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
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.
George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
^[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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