France 1814-BB decime KM-701

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Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 34247
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This specimen was lot 34247 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $504. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Obsidional Issues. Siege of Strasbourg. Décime Restrike, "1814"-BB. Strasbourg Mint. Louis XVIII. PCGS MS-65. Variety with dot after denomination and after date. Though considered by PCGS to be a restrike issue, Margolis notes it to be a "...specimen or essay striking on [a] polished flan, with edge carefully filed smooth." Regardless, a tremendously alluring and enchanting offering. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Jean Vinchon on 29 January 1955 for $1.15). Ex: Palace Collections of Egypt [King Farouk] (Sotheby's - 3/1954) Lot # 2183 (part of)." This is a later restrike of a coin issued 1814-15 during the siege of Strasbourg. The issues of 1815 were reduced in weight from 25 g to 20 g. They continued to circulate for decades afterward, causing most cataloguers to include them as regular French coinage. All are very difficult to obtain in choice condition.

Recorded mintage: 1,208,000 for 1814-15.

Specification: 25 g, bronze, 32 mm diameter, this specimen 22.31 g.

Catalog reference: KM-701; Gad-196.(a); F.132/1.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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