France L'AN5-R decime
This specimen was part of lot 71328 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), which sold for $439.20. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Directory. Septet of Decimes (7 Pieces), Years 5 & 7 (1796-99). Grade Range: FINE to EXTREMELY FINE Details. 1) Year 5-A, Paris. 18.89 g. EF. 2) Year 5-A, Paris. 21.00 g. FINE. 3) Year 5-BB, Strasbourg. 17.45 g. VF. 4) Year 7-BB, Strasbourg. 19.03 g. EF. 5) Year 7-D, Lyon. 19.76 g. VERY FINE. Environmental Damage. 6) Year 7-K. Bordeaux. 20.56 g. EXTREMELY FINE. Scratched. 7) Year 5-R. Orleans. VERY FINE. SOLD AS IS/NO RETURNS. From the Richard Margolis Collection." During An 5, this type was struck at Paris ("A"), Metz ("AA"), Rouen ("B"), Strasbourg ("BB"), Lyon ("D"), Limoges ("I"), Bordeaux ("K"), Orléans ("R", shown here), Nantes ("T") and Lille ("W"). Paris produced the majority. The dies for this issue were recycled extensively, resulting in a plethora of overdates and repunched mintmarks. This specimen, rough as it is, was struck over a new blank. In all, about 98 million were produced during years 5-9. They circulated in France until the 1850's and today few are found in Very Fine or better.
Recorded mintage: 905,981 struck over double décimes plus 1,074,227 struck on new blanks.
Specification: 20 g, bronze, 32 mm diameter, decorated edge, designed by Augustin Dupré; this specimen 18.23 g.
Catalog reference: F.128/10 (struck over double décimes), KM 645.7 (struck over double décimes), F.129/9 (struck on new blanks), KM 644.9 (struck on new blanks).
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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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- L'AN 4-A 5 centimes
- France L'AN 5 centime pattern
- L'AN 5-A 5 centimes
- L'AN 5-AA 5 centimes
- L'AN 5-B 5 centimes
- L'AN 5-BB large 5 centimes, restruck over un décime
- L'AN 5-I small 5 centimes
- L'AN 5-I large 5 centimes
- L'AN 5-R large 5 centimes
- L'AN 5-T large 5 centimes, restruck over un décime
- L'AN 5-W large 5 centimes
- L'AN 5-AA décime, restruck over 2 décimes
- L'AN 5-B décime
- L'AN 5-BB décime
- L'AN 5-D décime
- L'AN 5-I décime
- L'AN 5-W décime
- L'AN 5-A 5 francs
- L'AN 5-BB 5 francs
- L'AN 5-K 5 francs
- L'AN 5-Q 5 francs
- L'AN 5-T 5 francs
- Coins and currency dated 1796