France 1828-W 1/2 franc

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This dime-sized coin was struck at Lille under the régime of king Charles X of France (1824-30). It is a rather available date of a type struck 1825-30. All half francs of this reign are of this type, which is common. It was demonetized in 1869.

The catalog^[1] notes 54 dates for the type, some very rare. This date is fairly common, being priced about 38% higher than the commonest date (1829A).

Recorded mintage: 170,062^[1], 170,000^[2].

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, plain edge. Designed by Auguste-François Michaut, 1786-1879.

Catalog reference: F.180/36, KM 723.13.

Source:

• ^[2]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:

• 1827-A ½ franc
• 1828-BB ¼ franc
• 1828-T ¼ franc
• 1828-W ¼ franc
• 1828-A ½ franc
• 1828-T ½ franc
• 1828-A franc
• 1828-K franc
• 1828-Q franc
• 1828-T franc
• 1828-W 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-A ½ franc
• Coins and currency dated 1828