France 1818-A 1/4 franc

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This tiny coin was struck at Paris under the régime of king Louis XVIII of France (1814-24). It is the first and commonest date of a type struck 1817-24. Unlike Napoleonic quarter francs, which are divided among six types, all quarter francs of this reign are of this type, which is fairly common. The catalog^[1] notes 35 dates for the type, some very rare. This issue is scarce but not rare.

Recorded mintage: 28,156^[1].

Specification: 1.25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 15 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: F.163/12, KM 714.1.

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.

Links to:

• 1817-W ¼ franc
• 1817-A ¼ franc
• 1818-W ¼ franc
• 1818-W ½ franc
• 1818-B 5 francs
• 1818-H 5 francs
• 1818 5 francs, visit of the king's brother to the Paris mint
• 1818-A 20 francs
• 1818-L 20 francs
• 1818-Q 20 francs
• 1818-T 20 francs
• 1818-W 20 francs
• 1818-A 40 francs
• 1818-W 40 francs
• 1819-A ¼ franc
• Coins and currency dated 1818