France 1815-A 5 francs Dav-85

Goldberg sale 46, lot 555

photo courtesy Ira & Larry Goldberg

This specimen was lot 555 in Goldberg sale 46 (Beverly Hills, May 2008). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"France. 5 Francs, 1815-A (Paris). Napoleon Bonaparte, 1804-1814. Laureate head of Napoleon right. Reverse: Value within wreath, date below. Well struck up overall, with only light weakness at part of date. Marks are modest for this coin's size and grade. Pleasing 'old collection' toning, from warm to bluish gray in color, over ample remaining luster. Not often seen better, and while generally listed only as rare, market availability in this condition is far more difficult. NGC graded AU-55. Napoleon's historic '100 Days' issue. When he escaped from the island of Elba, he returned to France and ruled for just 100 days until his defeat at Waterloo. All Napoleonic coins dated 1815 are both hard to come by and avidly collected. This is a gem of a piece!"

Recorded mintage: 473,130. Le Franc^[2] prices this date at three times the common date (1812A) in AU.

Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 37 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier.

Catalog reference: Dav-85; KM-664.1; Gadoury-595, F.307/87.

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.
^[1]Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg Sale 46: the Millenia Collection, Beverly Hills, CA: Ira and Larry Goldberg Auctioneers, 2008.
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.
^[2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

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