France 1815-M 5 francs Dav-85

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Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1297

This specimen was lot 1297 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,211 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Napoléon Ier, période des Cent-Jours (1815), AR 5 francs, 1815M, Toulouse. Rare Légère patine. Très Beau à Superbe. (empire of France, Napoleon I, Hundred Days, silver five francs of 1815, Toulouse mint. Rare, lightly toned, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This specimen from the Toulouse mint was struck during Napoleon's brief return to power during 1814-15 (the "Hundred Days"). It is scarce in all grades. Five francs of Louis XVIII also exist for 1815 and are quite a bit more available.

Recorded mintage: 79,685 plus 632,465 for Louis XVIII.

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 664.6, F.307A/6, Gad-595.

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.
  • Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
  • George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.

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