France 1818-W 20 francs

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Sincona sale 46, lot 398

This specimen was lot 398 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 260 CHF (about US$312 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Frankreich, Louis XVIII. 1814-1824. 20 Francs 1818 W, Lille. Fast vorzüglich. (kingdom of France, Louis XVIII, 1814-24, twenty francs of 1818, Lille mint. About extremely fine.)"

This issue, from the Lille mint, is one of a type struck during the reign of Louis XVIII from seven mints. Paris mint issues are reasonably common but the branch mint issues are generally rare. A complete set of this type (1816-24) comprises 34 date and mintmark combinations. Le Franc estimates a total mintage of 12.7 million for the whole type. All gold twenty francs were officially recalled in 1928 but effectively ceased to circulate during World War I.

Reported Mintage: 1,314,262, a common date.

Specification: 21 mm diameter, 6.45 grams, 0.900 fine gold, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, Designed by August François Michaud, 1786-1879); this specimen 6.42 g.

Catalog reference: Gadoury 1028, Schl. 152. Fr-539, F.519/14, KM 712.8.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.

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