France 1829-A 20 francs

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Sincona sale 51, lot 2449

This specimen was lot 2449 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 850 CHF (about US$1,025 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"Charles X. 1824-1830. 20 Francs 1829 A, Paris. Selten. Nur 7783 Exemplare geprägt. NGC AU53. (kingdom of France, Charles X, 1824-30, twenty francs of 1829, Paris mint. Rare. Only 7783 pieces struck.)"

Paris mint issues are reasonably common but the branch mint issues are all rare. This date is priced about triple the 1830-A. A complete set of this type (1825-30) comprises 17 date and mintmark combinations. Le Franc[1] 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. It was demonetized in 2005 but ceased to circulate during World War One.

Specification: 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FEC REGEM, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier. This specimen 6.39 g.

Recorded Mintage: 7,735[1].

Catalog reference: F.520/10, Gadoury 1029. Fr-549, KM 726.1.

Source:

  • [1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • [2]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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