France 1835-B 1/4 franc
This specimen was lot 32787 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "Louis Philippe I 1/4 Franc 1835-B AU Detail (Cleaned) PCGS, Rouen mint. A laudable and extremely rare piece, the designated cleaning clearly quite light and having taken place long ago, with an attractive mottled russet toning taking up in the peripheries." This tiny coin was struck at Paris under the régime of king Louis Philippe of France (1830-48). It is a fairly common date of a type struck 1831-45. All quarter francs of this reign are of this type, which is common. It was replaced in 1845 by a twenty-five centimes piece (F.167) and demonetized in 1852. The catalog[2] notes 108 dates for the type, some very rare. This issue is priced[2] fifteen times the common dates (1834-A, 1838-A, 1840-A, 1842-B, etc.).
Recorded mintage: unknown[2], a scarce date.
Specification: 1.25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 15 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: F.166/3, KM 740.2 (3 known), Gad-355.
- 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.
- [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2013.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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