France 1822-W 20 francs

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Sincona sale 51, lot 2444

This specimen was lot 2444 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 525 CHF (about US$633 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"Louis XVIII. 1814-1824. 20 Francs 1822 W, Lille. Selten. Sehr schön. (kingdom of France, Louis XVIII, 1814-24, twenty francs of 1822, Lille mint. Rare, Very fine.)"

Paris mint issues are reasonably common but the branch mint issues are generally rare. This one is scarce. A complete set of this type (1816-24) comprises 34 date and mintmark combinations. Le Franc[1] estimates a total mintage of 12.7 million for the whole type. It was demonetized in 2005 but ceased to circulate during World War One.

Specification: 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FEC REGEM, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier. This specimen 6.39 g.

Recorded Mintage: 19,879[1].

Catalog reference: F.519/28, Gadoury 1028. Fr-539, 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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
  • [1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • [2]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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