France 1856-A 10 francs

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen, from the Paris mint, is a common date of a series struck in France 1855-60. 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. The earlier type (Fr-576), with a 17 mm diameter, was struck 1854-55 only and is very scarce.

Recorded mintage: 10,774,115^[1].

Specification: 3.23 g, 0.900 fine gold, 19 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: VG 1014; KM 784.3; Friedberg 576a, F.506/3.

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.

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