France 1849-BB 5 francs Dav-93

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Stack's Bowers 2021 NYINC sale, lot 23466
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This specimen was lot 23466 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 5 Francs, 1849-BB. Strasbourg Mint. NGC AU-58. A sharply detailed Second Republic crown with abundant field luster and mottled tan toning throughout. The date appears weak due to a minor planchet flaw." This issue of the Strasbourg mint is priced about twice the Paris mint issue of the Cérès head. The 1849-BB Hercules type (F.326/6) is very common. This coin was legal tender in the United States until 1857 at a value of 93 cents.

Recorded mintage: 915,883 plus 2,542,815 of the Hercules type[2].

Specification: 37 mm diameter, 25 grams, 0.900 fine silver, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Designed by Eugène-André Oudiné (1810-87).

Catalog reference: Gad-719, KM 761.2, F.327/3, Dav-93.

Source:

  • [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2012.
  • 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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