France AN14-L franc
This specimen was lot 71378 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Empire. Franc, Year 14-L (1805/6). Bayonne Mint. Napoleon I. PCGS VF-30. Though well circulated, this VERY RARE emission remains exceptionally wholesome and rather important. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Windy City Coin Co. [Marv Frank] at the INS Convention in Washington, D.C. on 22 September 1978 for $350)." This type was struck years 12-15 of which the An 13-A is by far the most common date. In 1806 the French revolutionary calendar was dropped and normal AD dating resumed.
Recorded mintage: 4,101[2], a rare date.
Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 23 mm diameter, decorated edge. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, 1763-1819.
Catalog reference: F.201/35, KM-656.9; Gad-443.
- 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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- 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-U franc
- An 13-W franc
- An 13-L 2 francs
- An 13-L 5 francs
- An 14-K ¼ franc
- An 14-L ¼ franc
- An 14-A ½ franc
- An 14-L ½ franc
- An 14-U ½ franc
- An 14-A franc
- An 14-H franc
- An 14-MA franc
- An 14-U franc
- An 14-W franc
- An 14-A 2 francs
- An 14-H 2 francs
- An 14-I 2 francs
- An 14-K 2 francs
- An 14-L 2 francs
- An 14-W 2 francs
- An 14-A 5 francs
- An 14-BB 5 francs
- An 14-D 5 francs
- An 14-H 5 francs
- An 14-I 5 francs
- An 14-K 5 francs
- An 14-L 5 francs
- An 14-M 5 francs
- An 14-U 5 francs
- An 14-W 5 francs
- An 14-A 20 francs
- An 14-I 20 francs
- An 14-Q 20 francs
- An 14-W 20 francs
- An 14-A 40 francs
- An 14-U 40 francs
- An 14-W 40 francs
- Coins and currency dated 1805