France 1833-B franc
This specimen was lot 1557 in Jean Elsen sale 116 (Brussels, March 2013), where it sold for €270 (about US$410 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"FRANCE, Louis-Philippe Ier (1830-1848), AR 1 franc, 1833 B, Rouen. Belle patine. Rare dans cette qualité. Superbe à Fleur de Coin (kingdom of France, Louis Philippe (1830-48), silver franc of 1833, Rouen mint. Nice patina, rare in this quality, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This issue, from the Rouen mint, is from a type struck 1832-48. This design, by Domard, replaced the Tiolier bust type struck 1831 only. It was demonetized in 1869. A complete set of this type comprises 118 date and mintmark combinations, many very rare. The entire production run, 1832-48, totaled about 18.1 million pieces. The production of five franc pieces in the same period was 289 million.
Specification: 23 mm diameter, 5 grams, 0.900 fine silver, reeded edge. Designed by Joseph François Domard, 1792-1858.
Recorded Mintage: 98,212[1] (priced nearly five times the most common date).
Catalog reference: F.210/15, KM 748._, Gad-453.
- 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 116, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2013.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
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