France 1824-MA 5 francs

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from Jean Elsen sale 134, lot 1785

This specimen was lot 1785 in Jean Elsen sale 134 (Brussels, September 2017), where it sold for €100 (about US$141 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"FRANCE, Louis XVIII, seconde restauration (1815-1824), AR 5 francs, 1824MA, Marseille. Nettoyé. Petits coups. presque Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XVIII, second restoration, 1815-24, silver five francs of 1824, Marseille mint. Small nicks, about Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck 1816-24 in large quantities (104 million total). This specimen, from the Marseille mint, is a scarce date. It is priced[1] about triple the common date (1824-A or 1824-W).

Recorded mintage: 1,420,354[1].

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: F.309/94, Dav-87; KM-711.10; Gad-614.

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.
  • Guilloteau, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, Colonies 1670-1942 et Metropole 1774-1942, Versailles, 1942.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]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.
  • [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 134, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2017..

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