France 1814-B 5 francs Dav-86

Heritage sale 3030, lot 23557

This specimen was lot 23557 in Heritage sale 3030 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $2,467.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Louis XVIII 5 Francs 1814-B First Restoration, Rouen mint, MS64 NGC. Beautifully toned in lavender with gold highlights. Nearly as struck, this piece is exceptional for the issue. From The Formosa Collection." This type was struck in France 1814-15 and many of the 31 known dates are rare. This date is fairly common. It was officially withdrawn from circulation in 1928 and demonetized in 2005 but ceased to circulate in France after World War One.

Recorded mintage: 633,669 plus 20,113 for Napoleon.

Specification: 37 mm diameter, 25 grams, 0.900 fine silver, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM. Designed by Pierre-Joseph Tiolier, 1763-1819.

Catalog reference: Dav-86; F.308/2, KM 702.2.

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.
Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2013.
Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3030, featuring the RLM Collection, the Isaac Rudman Collection, the Hans Cook Collection and the Collection of Donald E. Bently, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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