France 1826-A franc

from the Mountain Groan Collection

close up of 1826/2 overdate

This issue, from the Paris mint, is a common date of a type struck 1825-30. Le Franc reports numerous specimens of the 1826/2 overdate and awards it no premium. All francs of Charles X are of this type with the exception of some very rare reeded edge specimens issued in 1830. It was demonetized in 1869.

A complete set of this type comprises 84 date and mintmark combinations, many very rare. The entire production run, 1825-30, totaled about 5.3 million pieces. The production of French five franc pieces in the same period was 123 million. This date is priced about 50% higher than the commonest dates (1828A and 1828W). An overdate, 1826/2, is noted for the issue.

Specification: 23 mm diameter, 5 grams, 0.900 fine silver, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM. Designed by Auguste François Michaut, 1786-1879.

Recorded Mintage: 326,383^[1], 326,000^[2].

Catalog reference: F.207/12, KM 724.1.

Source:

^[1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
^[2]Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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