France 1904-A 50 francs

Heritage sale 3008, lot 21187

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This specimen was lot 21187 in Heritage sale 3008, where it sold for $1,495. This type was struck 1878-1904. Of the 26,945 struck of this rare type, 20,250 are dated 1904, but even the 1904's are expensive. Most survivors are bagmarked AU.

Recorded mintage: 20,250 (commonest date).

Specification: 16.13 g, 0.900 fine gold, .462 troy oz AGW, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Albert Desiré Barré after a design by Augustin Dupré.

Catalog reference: Fr-591; KM-831; Gad-1113, F.549/7.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

Link to:

• 1900-A 50 francs
• 1904 centime
• 1904 2 centimes
• 1904 5 centimes
• 1904 10 centimes
• 1904 25 centimes
• 1904 50 centimes
• 1904 2 francs
• 1904 20 francs d'or
• 1904-A 100 francs d'or
• 1909-A 100 francs d'or
• Coins and currency dated 1904