France 1854-A 10 francs

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Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1341

This specimen was lot 1341 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €550 (about US$784 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Napoléon III (1852-1870), AV 10 francs, 1854A, Paris. Petit module. Tranche cannelée. Rare. Superbe. (empire of France, Napoleon III, 1852-70, gold ten francs of 1854, Paris mint, small module, reeded edge. Rare, Extremely Fine.)"

This type, struck 1854-55 only, was superseded in the middle of 1855 by a coin of 19 mm diameter. The ten francs d'or is, as a class, much scarcer than the contemporary twenty francs d'or. It is especially rare to find in nice condition.

Recorded mintage: 2,559,012 plus 1,357,705 of the plain edge.

Specification: 3.23 g, 0.900 fine gold, 17 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: F.505A/1, Gad-1013; Fr-576.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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