France 1827-W 20 francs

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Jean Elsen sale 146, lot 1464

This specimen was lot 1464 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €600 (about US$874 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Charles X (1824-1830), AV 20 francs, 1827W, Lille. 3.431 p. frappées. Gad-1029. Rare Coups sur la tranche. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Charles X, 1824-30, gold twenty francs of 1827, Lille mint. Rare, rim nicks, Very Fine.)"

Paris mint issues are reasonably common but the branch mint issues are all rare. A complete set of this type (1825-30) comprises 17 date and mintmark combinations. Le Franc[2] estimates a total mintage of 1.69 million for the whole type, compared to the preceding Louis XVIII 20 francs (1816-24), which number about 12.7 million. All gold 20 francs were officially recalled in 1928 but effectively ceased to circulate in France during World War I.

Recorded Mintage: 3,419[2], a rare date.

Specification: 21 mm diameter, 6.45 grams, 0.900 fine gold, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM. Designed by August François Michaud, 1786-1879.

Catalog reference: Gad-1029; Fr-549, F.520/7, KM 726.4.

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.
  • 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.
  • [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 146: Collection Anthony Lorrain Monnaies de Metz, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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