France 1830-W 5 francs Dav-89

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Jean Elsen sale 149, lot 1603

This specimen was lot 1603 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €250 (about US$339 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Louis-Philippe (1830-1848), AR 5 francs, 1830W, Lille. Tête nue. Sans le "I". Tranche en creux. Fines griffes. Le revers nettoyé. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis Philippe, 1830-48, silver five francs of 1830, Lille mint, bare head, without the "I" in the title. Edge lettering incuse. Fine scratches, reverse cleaned, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

There are four major varieties of Louis Philippe écus for 1830, the first year of his reign: with and without "I" after his name and with the edge lettering raised or incuse. The Tiolier bust shown here was abandoned midway thru 1831 for the Domard bust, creating another slew of varieties for that year.

Recorded mintage: 4,134,402 for Charles X (Dav-88) plus 148,274 for Louis Philippe (shown here) plus 871,471 with the "I" added.

Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 37 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Designed by Nicholas Pierre Tiolier, 1784-1853.

Catalog reference: Gad-675, Dav-89; KM 720.5, F.310/19.

Sources:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
  • Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.

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