France 1831-D 1/4 franc

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Sincona sale 13, lot 2435

This tiny coin was struck at Rouen under the régime of king Louis Philippe of France (1830-48). It is a better date of a type struck 1831-45. All quarter francs of this reign are of this type, which is common. This date is scarce. It was replaced in 1845 by a twenty-five centimes piece (F.167) and demonetized in 1852. The catalog[1] notes 108 dates for the type, some very rare. This specimen was lot 2435 in Sincona sale 13 (Zürich, October 2013), where it sold for 260 CHF (about US$337 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"FRANKREICH 1/4 Franc 1831. Lyon. Vorzüglich-FDC (France, quarter franc of 1831, Lyon mint, extremely fine to uncirculated)."

Recorded mintage: 33,684[1].

Specification: 1.25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 15 mm diameter, plain edge, this specimen 1.24 g.

Catalog reference: F.166/4, Gadoury 355. KM 740.4.

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.
  • [2]Auktion 13: Münzen und Medaillen, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013.

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