France 1815-I 5 francs Dav-85

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Ponterio sale 177, lot 13127
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This specimen was lot 13127 in Ponterio sale 177 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $4,700. The catalog description[3] noted, "FRANCE. 5 Franc, 1815-I. PCGS MS-64 Secure Holder. Minted at Limoges. A very attractive example of this scarce and popular '100 days' issue." This is the most common Napoleonic issue of 1815. Five francs of Louis XVIII also exist for 1815 and are quite a bit more available.

Recorded mintage: 596,076[2].

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

Catalog reference: KM-704.4; Gad-595, Dav-85, F.307/90.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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.
  • [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • [3]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 177: The August 2013 Chicago ANA Auction, World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013.

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