France 1824-L 5 francs

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Stephen Album sale 47, lot 1265

This specimen was lot 1265 in Stephen Album sale 47 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE: Louis XVIII, 1814-1824, AR 5 francs, 1824-L, Bayonne Mint, Second Restoration issue, lovely original toning over rolling luster! NGC graded MS63. WINGS, ex Louis Baptiste Dupont Collection." This type was struck 1816-24 in large quantities (104 million total). This specimen, from the Bayonne mint, is a somewhat scarce date.

Recorded mintage: 1,067,550.

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.309/92, KM-711.8, Gad-614.

Sources:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 47, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2023.

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