France 1816-B 40 francs

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Künker sale 264, lot 3113

This specimen was lot 3113 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €3,200 (about US$4,134 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"KÖNIGREICH Louis XVIII, 1814, 1815-1824. 40 Francs 1816, B, Rouen. 11,61 g Feingold. GOLD. RR Nur 767 Exemplare geprägt. Fast vorzüglich. (kingdom of France, Louis XVIII, 1814-24, forty francs of 1816, Rouen mint. Rare, 767 pieces struck, choice extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1816-24 and most of the fourteen known dates are rare. This is a product of the Rouen mint and is rare.

Recorded mintage: 755 but probably higher[2].

Specification: 12.90 g, 0.900 fine gold, 26 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Auguste-François Michaut.

Catalog reference: Gadoury 1092. Mazard 647 a; Schl. 134. Fr-533. F.542/2.

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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

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