France AN12-M franc KM-649.9
This specimen was part of lot 71359 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), which sold for $854. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Consulate—Empire. Quintet of Francs (5 Pieces), Year 12 (1803/4) to 1814. Napoleon I. Grade Range: EXTREMELY FINE Details to ABOUT UNCIRCULATED. 1) Consulate. Year 12-M (1803/4), Toulouse. EXTREMELY FINE. Scratched. 2) Consulate. Year 12-Q (1803/4), Perpignan. 4.91 g. EXTREMELY FINE. Scraped. 3) Empire. 1811-W, Lille. 4.96 g. ABOUT UNCIRCULATED. Scratched. 4) Empire. 1813-I, Limoges. ABOUT UNCIRCULATED. 5) Empire. 1814-A, Paris. 4.98 g. ABOUT UNCIRCULATED. Cleaned. SOLD AS IS/NO RETURNS. From the Richard Margolis Collection." This issue, from the Toulouse mint, is a slightly scarce issue of a type struck AN XI-12. A complete set of this type comprises 22 date and mintmark combinations, some very rare. During An 12, Napoleon promoted himself from First Consul to Emperor, causing a design change in the coinage (see KM 656.10). In 1806, the French revolutionary calendar was dropped and normal AD dating resumed.
Recorded mintage: 285,304 plus 300,044 of the EMPEREUR type (KM 656.10).
Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 23 mm diameter, decorated edge, engraved by Pierre-Joseph Tiolier. This specimen is 4.99 g.
Catalog reference: F.200/16, KM-649.9; Gad-442.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
- Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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