France 1869-BB 5 francs

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Sincona sale 69, lot 518

This specimen was lot 518 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANKREICH. II. Kaiserreich. Napoleon III. 1852-1870. 5 Francs 1869 BB, Strasbourg. Petit BB. Selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Fast FDC. (France, second empire, Napoleon III, 1852-70, five francs of 1869, Strasbourg mint, small mintmark. Rare, especially in this condition, About uncirculated.)"

This variety, with the small mintmark, is priced fourteen times the date with the regular mintmark, which is common.

Recorded mintage: 9,601,259 (all varieties)[2].

Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 37 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. It was designed by Albert-Desiré Barre, 1818-1879; this specimen 25.00 g.

Catalog reference: KM 799.2, F.331/16 (small mintmark), Gadoury 739, Dav-96.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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.
  • [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 69, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and Chinese Banknotes, Part 1, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.

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