France 1826-W 2 francs

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Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 30383
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from the Mountain Groan Collection
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The first specimen was lot 30383 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 2 Francs, 1826-W. Lille Mint. Charles X. PCGS MS-63. An incredibly attractive specimen, this piece is doused in a rich and sparkling luster that is seemingly unbroken. A few light adjustment marks are noted on the reverse, though these do not score too deeply into the devices. A charming example, and the sole finest certified by PCGS." It is one of a series struck 1825-30 during the reign of Charles X (1824-30). This is an issue of the Lille mint which closed in 1846. The Lille mint reopened 1853-57 to strike bronze coinage.

Specification: 27 mm diameter, 10 g, 0.900 fine silver, reeded edge. Designed by Auguste François Michaut, 1786-1879.

Recorded Mintage: 154,453[1] (priced about 60% more than the most common date).

Catalog reference: F.258/23, KM 725.13, Gad-516.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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