France 1833-W 5 francs

Jean Elsen sale 120, lot 1331

This specimen was lot 1331 in Jean Elsen sale 120 (Brussels, March 2014), where it sold for €100 (about US$165 including buyer's fees. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Louis-Philippe Ier (1830-1848), AR 5 francs, 1833 W, Lille. Nettoyée. Petits coups. Superbe à Fleur de Coin. (France, Louis Philippe (1830-48), silver five francs of 1833, Lille mint. Cleaned, minor nicks, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

The silver five francs of Louis Philippe (1830-48) were issued in massive quantities from numerous mints. Le Franc^[1] estimates a total of 335 million were made, counting all sub-types. This issue, from the Lille mint, is common. A complete set of this middle sub-type (1832-44) comprises 102 date and mintmark combinations, some quite scarce. All silver five francs were officially recalled in 1928 but ceased to circulate after World War I. This coin was legal tender in the United States until 1857 at a value of 93 cents.

Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 37 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Designed by Joseph François Domard, 1792-1858.

Recorded Mintage: 9,267,515^[1].

Catalog reference: Dav-91, KM 749.13, F.324/29, Gad-678.

Source:

Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
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.
George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
^[1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
^[2]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 120, Brussels: Jean Elsen & ses Fils, S.A., 2014.

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