France 1840-A 1/2 franc

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This dime-sized coin was struck at Paris under the régime of king Louis Philippe of France (1830-48). It is a later date of 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 common.

Recorded mintage: 1,293,620^[1].

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: F.182/87, KM 741.1.

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.

Link to:

• 1839-A ½ franc
• 1840-B ¼ franc
• 1840-D ¼ franc
• 1840-BB franc
• 1840-A 2 francs
• France 1840-B 5 francs
• 1840-BB 5 francs
• 1840-D 5 francs
• 1840-W 5 francs
• France 1840-A 20 francs d'or
• 1840-W 20 francs
• 1841-A ½ franc
• Coins and currency dated 1840