France 1819-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 a better 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 date is scarce, priced about four times the common date (1817A or 1824A).

Recorded mintage: 11,320^[1], 11,000^[2].

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

Catalog reference: F.163/15, KM 714.1.

Source:

• ^[2]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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• 1819-W ¼ franc
• 1819-T ½ franc
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• 1819-W franc
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• 1819-A 20 francs
• 1819-Q 20 francs
• 1819-T 20 francs
• 1819-W 20 francs
• 1819-W 40 francs
• 1821-A ¼ franc
• Coins and currency dated 1819