France 1814-Q 20 francs Fr-529

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Goldberg sale 78, lot 2450
photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

This specimen was lot 2450 in Goldberg sale 78 (Los Angeles, January 2014), where it sold for $588. The catalog description[1] noted, "France. 20 Francs, 1814-Q. Louis XVIII. First Restoration. NGC graded AU-58." This issue, from the Perpignan mint, is a scarce date of a type struck 1814-15. The twenty francs of Louis XVIII are divided into two types, F.517 (first restoration, 1814-15) and F.519 (second restoration, bare head, 1816-24). It was demonetized in 2005.

Recorded mintage: 29,000.

Specification: 6.45 grams, 0.900 fine gold, .186 troy oz AGW, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-529; KM 706.5, F.517/4.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Yifu Che and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg sale 78: the pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient and World Coins, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2014.

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