France 1872-K franc

from the Stack's Bowers 2019 ANA sale, lot 22559

This specimen was part of lot 22559 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), which sold for $216. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Trio of Francs (3 Pieces). 1866-72. All NGC Certified. 1) 1866-A, Paris Mint, NGC MS-63. KM-806.1; 2) 1867-A, Paris Mint, NGC MS-62; 3) 1872-K, Bordeaux Mint, NGC AU-58, Small K variety." This date, while not rare, is priced triple the 1888-A and 1895-A.

Recorded mintage: 5,798,220^[2].

Specification: 23 mm diameter, 5 grams, 0.835 fine silver, reeded edge. Designed by Albert-Desiré Barre, 1818-1878.

Catalog reference: F.216/6, KM 822.2.

Source:

• 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.
• ^[2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

Link to:

• 1870-BB franc "laureate head"
• 1872-A centime
• 1872-A 5 centimes
• 1872-A 10 centimes
• 1872-A 50 centimes
• 1872-K 50 centimes
• 1872-A franc
• 1872-K 2 francs
• 1872-A 5 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1872