France AN14-Q 20 francs
This specimen was lot 1716 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €3,200 (about US$4,051 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Napoléon Ier (1804-1814), AV 20 francs, an 14 Q, Perpignan. Frappe médaille. Seulement 2710 p. frappées. Extrêmement rare. Très Beau. (empire of France, Napoleon I, 1804-14, gold twenty francs of the year 14, Perpignan mint, medal alignment, only 2,710 pieces struck. Extremely rare, very fine.)"
Gold coins of the French branch mints are very scarce as a class and have long been underpriced, mostly because the few survivors are in poor condition.
Recorded mintage: 2,686[2].
Specification: 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, edge lettered *DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE*.
Catalog reference: F.512/7, KM 663.3, Gad-1022; Fr-489.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- 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.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
- [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
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