France 1835-A 2 francs
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This specimen was lot 77052 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 2 Francs, 1835-A. Paris Mint. Louis Philippe I. NGC MS-62." Many issues of this type are known from a handful (<10) of examples. The type is not difficult to find but is expensive in high grade. This date is fairly common. All two francs issued prior to 1859, including this one, were demonetized in 1869 to make way for the succeeding issue which was only 0.835 fine.
Recorded mintage: 451,898.
Specification: 10 g, 0.900 fine silver, 27 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Joseph-François Domard.
Catalog reference: F.260/42, KM-743.1; Gad-520.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
- Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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