France 1819-W 40 francs
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This specimen was lot 1353 in Jean Elsen sale 112 (Brussels, March 2012) where it sold for € 750 (about US$1,172 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Louis XVIII, seconde restauration (1815-1824), AV 40 francs, 1819 W, Lille. 4.610 p. frappées. Rare. Très Beau. (France, Louis XVIII, second restoration, 1815-24, gold forty francs of 1819, Lille mint, rare, very fine.)"
This type was struck 1816-24 and most of the fourteen known dates are rare. This one is very scarce but not a key.
Recorded mintage: 4,598.
Specification: 26 mm diameter, 12.90 grams, 0.900 fine gold, .373 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM 713.1, Gad-1092, Fr-532, F.542/9.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 112, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.
- 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.
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