France AN12-I franc KM-656.7

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Stack's Bowers September 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 71369
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This specimen was lot 71369 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Empire. Franc, Year 12-I (1803/4). Limoges Mint. Napoleon I. PCGS EF-45. Exhibiting minimal evidence of time spent in commerce and with some enticing brilliance remaining among the protected areas, this minor is quite wholesome and appealing, though a minor planchet flaw is noted near the center of the reverse. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Lepczyk in March 1984 for $40). Ex: George Sobin Collection (Joseph Lepczyk - 3/1984) Lot # 1176 (part of)." This type was struck years 12-14 and the Paris mint product is moderately common.

Recorded mintage: 43,233 + 279,470 of the Premier Consul type (F.200/13)[2], a scarce date.

Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 23 mm diameter, decorated edge.

Catalog reference: F.201/5, KM-656.7; Gad-443.

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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