France AN13-K 1/4 franc
This specimen was part of lot 71366 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), which sold for $488. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Empire. Quartet of Quart de Francs (1/4 Francs) (4 Pieces), Years 12 & 13 (1803-05). Napoleon I. Grade Range: VERY FINE Details to ABOUT UNCIRCULATED Details. 1) Year 12-A. Paris. ABOUT UNCIRCULATED. Cleaned. 2) Year 12-M. Toulouse. VERY FINE. Scratched. 3) Year 12-Q. Perpignan. VERY FINE. 4) Year 13-K. Bordeaux. EXTREMELY FINE. Cleaned. SOLD AS IS/NO RETURNS. From the Richard Margolis Collection." This type was struck years 12-14 and the An 12-A, An 12-I, An 13-A, An 13-I and An 13-M are moderately common; the others are all scarce to very rare. The catalog[2] notes twenty dates for the type. In 1806, the French revolutionary calendar was dropped and normal AD dating resumed.
Recorded mintage: 18,431[2], a scarce date.
Specification: 1.25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 15 mm diameter, decorated edge.
Catalog reference: KM-654.6; Gad-346; F.158/12.
- 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.
- [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, 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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- An 13-H ¼ franc
- An 13-I ¼ franc
- An 13-L ¼ franc
- An 13-M ¼ franc
- An 13-MA ¼ franc
- An 13-T ¼ franc
- An 13-U ¼ franc
- An 13-A ½ franc
- An 13-BB ½ franc
- An 13-D ½ franc
- An 13-H ½ franc
- An 13-I ½ franc
- An 13-K ½ franc
- An 13-L ½ franc
- An 13-M ½ franc
- An 13-MA ½ franc
- An 13-Q ½ franc
- An 13-T ½ franc
- An 13-A franc
- An 13-B franc
- An 13-BB franc
- An 13-D franc
- An 13-G franc
- An 13-H franc
- An 13-I franc
- An 13-Q franc
- An 13-T franc
- An 13-U franc
- An 13-W franc
- An 13-A 2 francs
- An 13-BB 2 francs
- An 13-G 2 francs
- An 13-H 2 francs
- An 13-I 2 francs
- An 13-K 2 francs
- An 13-L 2 francs
- An 13-M 2 francs
- An 13-Q 2 francs
- An 13-T 2 francs
- An 13-U 2 francs
- An 13-W 2 francs
- An 13-A 5 francs
- An 13-B 5 francs
- An 13-BB 5 francs
- An 13-D 5 francs
- An 13-G 5 francs
- An 13-H 5 francs
- An 13-I 5 francs
- An 13-K 5 francs
- An 13-L 5 francs
- An 13-M 5 francs
- An 13-MA 5 francs
- An 13-Q 5 francs
- An 13-T 5 francs
- An 13-U 5 francs
- An 13-W 5 francs
- An 13-A 20 francs d'or
- An 13-I 20 francs d'or
- An 13-Q 20 francs d'or
- An 13-T 20 francs d'or
- An 13-A 40 francs d'or
- An 14-K ¼ franc
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