France 1822-B 5 francs

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Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1303

This specimen was lot 1303 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €110 (about US$157 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Louis XVIII, seconde restauration (1815-1824), AR 5 francs, 1822B, Rouen. Nettoyé. presque Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XVIII, second restoration, 1815-24, silver five francs of 1822, Rouen mint. Cleaned, about Extremely Fine.)"

Many of the 96 dates of this type struck for France 1816-24 are known from a handful (<10) of examples. The type is not difficult to find but is expensive in high grade. This product of the Rouen mint is an uncommon date.

Recorded mintage: 896,502, uncommon.

Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 37 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM. Designed by Auguste François Michaut, 1786-1879.

Catalog reference: Dav-87; F.309/68, Gad-614, KM 711.2.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • 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.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • 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 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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