France 1828-W franc

Sincona sale 20, lot 2822

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 2822 in Sincona sale 20 (Zürich, October 2014), where it sold for CHF 275 (about US$345 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "1 Franc 1828. Lille. Vorzüglich-gutes vorzüglich (extremely fine or better)." 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.

Recorded mintage: 417,789 (a common date).

Specification: 23 mm diameter, 5 grams, 0.900 fine silver, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM. Designed by Auguste-François Michaut, 1786-1879, the first specimen 4.94 g.

Catalog reference: Gadoury 450, F.207/48, KM 724.12.

Source:

^[2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
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]Richter, Jürg, Numismatic Coins & Medals: Auction 20, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2014.

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