France 1814-A 5 francs Dav-85

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Jean Elsen sale 147, lot 1664

This specimen was lot 1664 in Jean Elsen sale 147 (Brussels, June 2021), where it sold for €110 (about US$161 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Napoléon Ier (1804-1814), AR 5 francs, 1814A, Paris. Très Beau. (empire of France, Napoleon, 1804-14, silver five francs of 1814, Paris mint. Very Fine.)"

This five francs was struck as the Allies closed in on Napoleon's encircled army in central France. The Paris mint also struck five francs for the restored Louis XVIII, these are also common.

Recorded mintage: 1,328,183 plus 1,465,243 of the Louis XVIII type (F.308/1)[2].

Specification: 37 mm diameter, 25 grams, 0.900 fine silver, .723 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Dav-85, F.307/76, Gad-584.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 147: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.

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