France 1831-W 5 francs Dav-89

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Jean Elsen sale 124, lot 1126
from the Mountain Groan Collection
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The first specimen was lot 1126 in Jean Elsen sale 124 (Brussels, March 2015), where it sold for €550 (about US$686 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Louis-Philippe (1830-1848), AR 5 francs, 1831 W, Lille. Tête nue. Tranche en creux. Rare dans cette qualité. Superbe à Fleur de Coin. (France, Louis-Philippe (1830-48), silver five francs of 1831, Lille mint, bare head, sunken edge lettering. Rare in this quality, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1830-31 and many of the dates are rare. This date is common. During 1831, this bust of the new king was dumped in favor of a new one by J.-F. Domard, leading to a plethora of varieties. It was officially withdrawn from circulation in 1928 and demonetized in 2005 but ceased to circulate after World War One.

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

Recorded Mintage: 8,223,861[1] (a common date; mintage includes F.316/4 and F.320/15).

Catalog reference: Gad-676; Dav-89; F.315/28, KM 735.13.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 124, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2015.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.

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