France 1858-A 5 francs

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Künker sale 406, lot 4712

This specimen was lot 4712 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$3,149 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANKREICH, KÖNIGREICH, Napoléon III, 1852-1870. 5 Francs 1858, A, Paris. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung MS 62 (5784009-099). Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich +. (empire of France, Napoleon III, 1852-70, five francs of 1858, Paris mint. Graded NGC MS-62. Very scarce in this quality, handsome patina, choice extremely fine.)"

Le Franc notes that this type comprises 11 date and mintmark combinations, some, like this one, very rare.

Recorded mintage: 27,000.

Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 37 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: F.330/#, KM 782.1; Dav-95; Gadoury 734; Mazard 1487.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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