France 1815-A 20 francs Fr-525

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Ponterio sale 168, lot 50104
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 50104 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $588. The catalog description[2] noted, "FRANCE. 20 Franc, 1815-A. NGC MS-62." This and the 1814-A are the common dates of a type struck 1814-15 for the first restoration of Louis XVIII.

Recorded mintage: 2,464,716.

Specification: 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier.

Catalog reference: Fr-525; KM-706.1; Gas-1026, F.517/10.

Sources:

  • 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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • [2]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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