France 1813-Q 5 francs

Stephen Album sale 39, lot 1643

This type was struck 1809-14 in large quantities. It is the most common Napoleonic coin. This specimen was lot 1643 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $360. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE: Napoleon I, Emperor, 1804-1814, AR 5 francs, 1813-Q, only a few wispy hairlines seen by us, uneven toning, NGC graded AU details." This date, a product of the Perpignan mint, while not rare, is priced about 1½ times the 1811-A.

Recorded mintage: 1,824,625^[2].

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

Catalog reference: Dav-85, Gad-584, KM-694.12, F.307/70.

Source:

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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

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