France AN12-I 2 francs KM-657.6

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Stack's Bowers September 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 71231
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This specimen was lot 71231 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $600. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Consulate. 2 Francs, Year 12-I (1803/4). Limoges Mint. Napoleon (as First Consul). PCGS VF-35. A wholesome overall survivor from the transitional year when Napoleon became emperor, this example displays even wear across both sides. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Hirsch in 1970 for $64). Ex: Gerhard Hirsch (12/1970) Lot # 1014." Year 12 (1803-04) represents the first year all the silver and gold denominations appeared. This type was struck year 12 only and the Paris mint product is moderately common; the others are all scarce to very rare.

Recorded mintage: 101,518[2], a somewhat scarce date, plus 3,561 of the Empereur type (F.251/5).

Specification: 10 g, 0.900 fine silver, 27 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, 1763-1819.

Catalog reference: F.250/6, KM-657.6; Gad-494.

Sources:

  • 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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection and Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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