France 1834-MA 1/2 franc

Jean Elsen sale 116, lot 1558

This specimen was lot 1558 in Jean Elsen sale 116 (Brussels, March 2013), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$2,125 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[2] noted,

"FRANCE, Louis-Philippe Ier (1830-1848), AR 1/2 franc, 1834 MA, Marseille. Extrêmement Rare. Petit coup sur la tranche. Belle patine. presque Superbe (kingdom of France, Louis Philippe (1830-48), silver half franc of 1834, Marseille mint. Extremely rare, small rim nick, nice patina, almost extremely fine.)"

This dime-sized coin was struck at Marseilles under the régime of king Louis Philippe of France (1830-48). It is from a type struck 1831-45. All half francs of this reign are of this type, which is common. It was replaced in 1845 by a fifty centimes piece (F.183) and demonetized in 1869. The catalog^[1] notes 114 dates for the type, some very rare. This date is rare, being priced twenty times the commonest date (1841A, 1842B or 1845B).

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, reeded edge. Designed by Joseph François Domard, 1792-1858.

Recorded Mintage: 9,924.

Catalog reference: F.152/49, KM 741._, Gad-408.

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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 116, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2013.

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