France 1820-A 40 francs

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Jean Elsen sale 124, lot 1088

This specimen was lot 1088 in Jean Elsen sale 124 (Brussels, March 2015), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,496 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Louis XVIII, seconde restauration (1815-1824), AV 40 francs, 1820 A, Paris. 5.480 p. frappées. Gad-1092. Rare. presque Superbe. (France, Louis XVIII, second restoration (1815-24), gold forty francs of 1820, Paris mint, 5,480 pieces struck. Rare, almost extremely fine.)"

This is a very scarce date of a type struck 1816-24 for Louis XVIII.

Recorded mintage: 5,474[2], a very scarce date.

Specification: 12.90 g, 0.900 fine gold, 26 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Pierre-Joseph Tiolier and Jean-Pierre Droz.

Catalog reference: Gad-1092; Fr-532, F.542/10, KM-713.1.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
  • [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 124, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2015.

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