France AN13-T franc

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Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, lot 71230
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This specimen was lot 71230 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $976. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Empire. Franc, Year 13-T (1804/5). Nantes Mint. Napoleon I. PCGS AU-50. Presenting exceptional quality for the type, this near-Mint example is rather RARE in this elevated state of preservation. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from B. A. Seaby on 1 November 1976 in London for $152)." This type was struck AN 12-14 only and is scarce, especially compared to the An 13-A (m. 2,452,806). It was demonetized in 1869. The catalog[2] notes 39 dates for the type, most very rare. In 1806, the French revolutionary calendar was dropped and normal AD dating resumed.

Recorded mintage: 12,766, a scarce date.

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

Catalog reference: KM-656.13; Gad-443; F.201/26.

Sources:

  • 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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