France 1817-K 2 francs

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from the Mountain Groan Collection
France 1817K 2 francs rev DSLR.jpg
from www.cgb.fr

This type was struck during the reign of Louis XVIII of France (1815-24) from numerous mints. The specimen shown is from Bordeaux and is a common date. Many issues of this type are known from a handful (<10) of examples. The type is not difficult to find but is expensive in high grade. All two francs issued prior to 1859, including this one, were demonetized in 1869 to make way for the succeeding issue which was only 0.835 fine. The specimen shown has a conspicuous die clash on the reverse.

The second specimen was lot 465 in CGB sale 54 (Paris, June 2012) where it sold for €245 (about US$342 including buyer's fees). The catalog description noted,

"1817 Bordeaux, VF 50, Quelques griffures sous le menton du roi. Faible usure de circulation sur les reliefs. La monnaie conserve des restes du brillant d’origine. Jolie patine. Cet exemplaire provient de la Collection Carol Plante. Obverse: LOUIS XVIII ROI DE FRANCE. Tête nue de Louis XVIII à gauche, les cheveux noués par un ruban; au-dessous MICHAUT. F. et tête de cheval de Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier. Reverse: 2 F. en accostement d'un écu de France sommé d'une couronne royale, contenu dans une couronne ouverte composée de deux branches de laurier nouées à leur base par un ruban ; au-dessous 1817 encadré à droite de la lettre d'atelier K et à gauche du différent de Directeur."

Specification: 27 mm diameter, 10 grams, 0.900 fine silver, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM. Designed by Auguste François Michaut, 1786-1879. The second specimen is 26.97 mm diameter, 9.97 g.

Recorded mintage: 212,659[1].

Catalog reference: F.257/11, KM 710.6.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

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