France L'AN5-W decime
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This specimen was lot 1311 in CGB sale 24. This type was struck An 5 to An 9 (1796-1801) in large quantities (Le Franc[1] estimates nearly 98 million for the series) but is very rare in nice condition. Many were hurriedly struck on bad planchets and saw long and heavy wear; French collectors of the day scorned copper coinage and few were saved. This date is noted as common, despite the low reported mintage.
Recorded mintage: 38,517. (Le Franc comments, "Chiffre officiel de production tres largement sous-évalué, plus probablement de l'ordre d'un million d'exemplaires.")
Specification: 20 g, bronze, 32 mm diameter, decorated edge, designed by Augustin Dupré.
Catalog reference: F.129/10, KM 644.
- 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.
- Guilloteau, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, Colonies 1670-1942 et Metropole 1774-1942, Versailles, 1942.
- [1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
Link to:
- AN5-D 5 centimes
- L'AN 5-I small 5 centimes
- L'AN 5-I large 5 centimes
- L'AN 5-R large 5 centimes
- L'AN 5-W large 5 centimes
- AN 5-A décime
- AN 5-B décime
- AN 5-BB décime
- AN 5-D décime
- AN 5-I 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
- AN 7-BB décime
- Coins and currency dated 1796