France 1814-W 5 francs Dav-86

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 34309

This specimen was lot 34309 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Kingdom (First Restoration). 5 Francs, 1814-W. Lille Mint. L[o]uis XVIII. PCGS MS-62. Presenting a very refined level of craftsmanship and exceptional eye appeal, this crown stands as the finer of just two observed in the PCGS population report and the sole Mint State representative. Pale gray serves as an excellent backdrop to some delightful burnished iridescence sprinkled throughout. From the Richard Margolis Collection." This product of the Lille mint is a somewhat scarce date of a type struck 1814-15 during Louis XVIII's first restoration. It is priced about double the common dates (1814-A, 1814-I, 1814-L). A complete set comprises 31 date and mintmark combinations.

Recorded mintage: 104,384 plus 32,860 for Napoleon^[2].

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

Catalog reference: Dav-86; Sobin-59; KM-702.12; Gad-591; F.308/13.

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.
Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
^[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]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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