France ANXI-Q franc
This specimen was lot 71242 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $480. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Consulate. Franc, Year XI-Q (1802/3). Perpignan Mint. Napoleon (as First Consul). PCGS EF-40. The only example of the type in the PCGS census, this lightly circulated minor displays a solid gunmetal gray hue and some hints of brilliance emerging from the protected areas. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Lee Harvey on 6 January 1972 for $48)." This type was struck years XI and 12 and the Paris mint product is moderately common (52.9% of the total minted).
Recorded mintage: 33,646[2], a scarce date.
Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 23 mm diameter, decorated edge.
Catalog reference: F.200/6, KM-649.11; Gad-442.
- 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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