France 1858-BB 50 francs

Stack's Bowers 2014 ANA sale, lot 30451

This specimen was lot 30451 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[2] noted, "FRANCE. 50 Franc, 1858-BB. PCGS AU-53 Secure Holder." This type was struck 1855-59 in France at Paris and Strasbourg, superseding the forty francs of Louis Philippe. It is not rare and most specimens trade for their bullion value. This is a fairly common date.

Specification: 16.13 g, 0.900 fine gold, 28 mm diameter, designed by Jean-Jacques Barré (1793-1855).

Recorded Mintage: 9,129^[1].

Catalog reference: Fr-572; KM-785.2; Gad-1111, F.547/6.

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, Richard, The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

Links to:

• 1857-A 50 francs
• 1858-A 50 centimes
• 1858-A franc
• 1858-A silver 5 francs
• 1858-A gold 5 francs
• 1858-BB gold 5 francs
• 1858-A 10 francs
• 1858-A 20 francs d'or
• 1858-BB 20 francs d'or
• 1858-A 50 francs d'or
• 1858-BB 100 francs d'or
• 1858-A 100 francs
• 1859-BB 50 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1858