France 1829-B 1/4 franc

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Steve Album sale 55, lot 2780

This specimen was lot 2780 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $204. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE: Charles X, 1824-1830, AR 1/4 franc, 1829-B, a wonderful lustrous mint state example! PCGS graded MS64." This tiny coin was struck at Lyon 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[2] notes 42 dates for the type, some very rare. This date is somewhat scarce.

Recorded mintage: 32,008[2].

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

Catalog reference: KM-722.2, Gad-353, F.164/30.

Sources:

  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
  • [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.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 55, featuring Selections from the Swamperbob Gurney Collection of Cap & Ray 8 Reales, the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins and the 1914 Collection of World Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2026.

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