France 1828-BB 1/4 franc

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This tiny coin was struck at Strasbourg under the régime of king Charles X of France (1824-30). It is a better date of a type struck 1825-30. All quarter francs of this reign are of this type, which is common. It was demonetized in 1852. The catalog^[1] notes 42 dates for the type, some very rare. This date is rare, priced at six times the common date (1828A or 1830A).

Recorded mintage: 13,060^[1]; unlisted in KM.

Specification: 1.25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 15 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: F.164/20, KM 722.3.

Source:

• 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.
• ^[1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

Links to:

• 1824-L ¼ franc
• 1828-A ¼ franc
• 1828-H ¼ franc
• 1828-T ¼ franc
• 1828-T ½ franc
• 1828-W ½ franc
• 1828-A franc
• 1828-K franc
• 1828-Q franc
• 1828-A 2 francs
• 1828-BB 2 francs
• 1828-T 2 francs
• 1828-A 5 francs
• 1828-H 5 francs
• 1828-MA 5 francs
• 1828-T 5 francs
• 1828-W 5 francs
• 1828-A 20 francs
• 1828-T 20 francs
• 1828-W 20 francs
• 1828-A 40 francs
• 1829-D ¼ franc
• Coins and currency dated 1828