France 1812-W 1/2 franc

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Stack's Bowers 2021 NYINC sale, lot 23451
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This specimen was lot 23451 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $384. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 1/2 Franc, 1812-W. Lille Mint. Napoleon as Emperor. PCGS MS-63. Largely untoned, this steely gray minor presents choice brilliance and a hint of burnished iridescence as one approaches the lower portions of the reverse peripheries." This type was struck in France at numerous mints 1809-14 and a complete set comprises 64 dates and mintmarks. This date from the Lille mint is common. An 1812/1 overdate is reported.

Recorded mintage: 336,624 (including 1812/1)[2].

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, plain edge, 18 mm diameter, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier (1763-1819).

Catalog reference: F.178/49, KM-691.15; Gad-399.

Source:

  • [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2012.
  • 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.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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