France 1822-A 40 francs

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Sincona sale 66, lot 1431

This specimen was lot 1431 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 16,000 CHF (about US$21,064 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE | Kingdom | misc. Louis XVIII. 1814-1824. 40 Francs 1822 A, Paris. Von grosser Seltenheit. Nur 373 Exemplare geprägt. (kingdom of France, Louis XVIII, 1814-24, forty francs of 1822, Paris mint. Extremely rare. Only 373 pieces struck. PCGS AU50.)"

This type was struck 1816-24 and most of the fourteen known dates are rare, including this one.

Recorded mintage: 367, three known[2].

Specification: 26 mm diameter, 12.90 grams, 0.900 fine gold, .373 troy oz AGW, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, Designed by August François Michaud, 1786-1879.

Catalog reference: F.542/11, Gadoury 1092. Fr-534, KM 712.7.

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.
  • 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.

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