France 1814-K 5 francs Dav-86

Heritage sale 3089, lot 32522

This specimen was lot 32522 in Heritage sale 3089 (Dallas, TX, January 2021), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description^[1] noted, "France. Louis XVIII 5 Francs 1814-K MS64 NGC, Bordeaux mint. The first example of the type we have seen hailing from the Bordeaux mint, and quite an impressive example at that, with frosty devices combining with lightly watery fields to create an overall texture approaching Prooflike in appearance. A flashy specimen bursting with eye appeal." This type was struck 1814-15 and this is a somewhat scarce date. Eleven mints also struck five francs for Napoleon in 1814 but Bordeaux was not one of them.

Recorded mintage: 355,087.

Specification: 37 mm diameter, 25 grams, 0.900 fine silver, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM.

Catalog reference: F.308/7, KM 702.7, Gad-591, Dav-86.

Source:

Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
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.
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]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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