France 1815-L 20 francs Fr-523

Stack's Bowers 2014 ANA sale, lot 624

This specimen was lot 624 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $1,057.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. 20 Franc, 1815-L. Bayonne Mint. NGC AU-50. Hundred Days." This issue of the "Hundred Days" (Napoleon's return from Elba to his final defeat at Waterloo) is not rare but brings a premium because of its historical associations. Paris and Lille also struck this type in 1815.

Recorded mintage: 18,278 plus 54,444 for Louis XVIII.

Specification: 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier.

Catalog reference: Fr-523; KM-705.2; Gad-1025a, F.516A/2.

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.
Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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, 2014.
^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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