France 1829-A 1/4 franc

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This tiny coin was struck at aris 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 common.

Recorded mintage: 154,722^[1].

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

Catalog reference: F.164/29, KM 722.1.

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.

Links to:

• 1828-BB ¼ franc
• 1829-D ¼ franc
• 1829-A ½ franc
• 1829-MA franc
• 1829-BB 2 francs
• 1829-L 2 francs
• 1829-A 5 francs
• 1829-BB 5 francs
• 1829-H 5 francs
• 1829-L 5 francs
• 1829-MA 5 francs
• 1829-W 5 francs
• 1829-A 20 francs
• 1829-W 20 francs
• 1829-A 40 francs
• 1830-A ¼ franc
• Coins and currency dated 1829