France 1830-T 2 francs

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Jean Elsen sale 122, lot 962
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This specimen was lot 962 in Jean Elsen sale 122 (Brussels, September 2014), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,379 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Charles X (1824-1830), AR 2 francs, 1830 T, Nantes. Très Rare. Fines traces d'ajustage. presque Superbe. (kingdom of France, Charles X (1824-30), silver two francs of 1830, Nantes mint. Very rare, minor adjustment marks, about extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1825-30 and most of the seventy known dates are rare. This one from the Nantes mint is scarce but not a key. Le Franc[2] notes a roll of Uncirculated specimens may have been dispersed, as an unusually large number of choice specimens are known to exist.

Recorded mintage: 11,712[2].

Specification: 27 mm diameter, 10 grams, 0.900 fine silver, .289 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-725.12; Gad-516, F.258/69.

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.
  • [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • [1]Philippe Elsen et al., Vente Publique 122: Collection de monnaies chinoises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S. A., 2014.

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