France 1842-A 1/4 franc

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72229

This tiny coin was struck at Paris under the régime of king Louis Philippe of France (1830-48). It is a better 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^[1] notes 108 dates for the type, some very rare. This date is priced over double the commonest date (1840-A). This specimen was lot 72229 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Santa Ana, CA, May 2017), where it sold for $141. The catalog description^[2] noted, "FRANCE. 1/4 Franc, 1842-A. NGC MS-64. Sharply struck with glowing mint luster."

Recorded mintage: 547,161^[1].

Specification: 1.25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 15 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: F.166/92, KM 740.1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
• ^[2]Ponterio, Rick, et al., The May 2017 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

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• 1842-B ¼ franc
• 1842-BB ½ franc
• 1842-B 2 francs
• 1842-K 5 francs
• 1842-W 5 francs
• 1842-A 20 francs
• 1842-W 20 francs
• 1843-A ¼ franc
• 1843-B ¼ franc
• Coins and currency dated 1842