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[[Image:SB125-34124o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 34124]]
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This specimen was lot 34124 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $600. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[France|FRANCE]]. Empire. 5 Francs, 1814-B. Rouen Mint. Napoleon I. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, AU Details. Lightly toned and lightly circulated as well, this crown stands as a charming representative of the emission. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Spink & Son in 1973 for $220). Ex: Numismatic Circular (9/1973) Lot # 7244." Shown is a Napoleonic five francs struck at the Rouen mint in 1809-14. The various designs of Napoleonic five francs form eight distinct types of which this is the seventh, struck 1809-14 with a complete set of this type comprising 86 date and mintmark combinations, some very rare. This date is rare for the type, being priced 16 times the common date (1811-A). It was officially withdrawn from circulation in 1928 and demonetized in 2005 but ceased to circulate after World War One.

''Recorded mintage:'' 20,113 plus 634,029 for [[France 1814-B 5 francs Dav-86|Louis XVIII]]<sup>[2]</sup>.

''Specification:'' 25 grams, 0.900 fine silver, 37 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, 1763-1819.
 
''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-85]]; Sobin-58; KM-694.2; Gad-584; F.307/77. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964. 
* 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.
* <sup>[2]</sup>Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, ''Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies,'' Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
* George Sobin, Jr., ''The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973.'' Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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* [[France 1813-A 5 francs|1813-A 5 francs]]
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* [[France 1813-flag 5 francs|1813-flag 5 francs]]
* [[France 1814-BB decime|1814-BB décime "N"]]
* [[France 1814-A 1/2 franc|1814-A demi-franc]]
* [[France 1814-A franc|1814-A franc]]
* [[France 1814-M franc|1814-M franc]]
* [[France 1814-A 2 francs|1814-A 2 francs]]
* [[France 1814-M 2 francs|1814-M 2 francs]]
* [[France 1814-A 5 francs Dav-85|1814-A 5 francs, Napoleon]]
* [[France 1814-A 5 francs Dav-86|1814-A 5 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1814-B 5 francs Dav-86|1814-B 5 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1814-BB 5 francs Dav-86|1814-BB 5 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1814-D 5 francs Dav-86|1814-D 5 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1814-H 5 francs Dav-86|1814-H 5 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1814-I 5 francs Dav-86|1814-I 5 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1814-K 5 francs Dav-86|1814-K 5 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1814-L 5 francs|1814-L 5 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1814-M 5 francs Dav-85|1814-M 5 francs, Napoleon]]
* [[France 1814-M 5 francs Dav-86|1814-M 5 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1814-MA 5 francs KM-M11a|1814-MA 5 francs, visit of the Comte d'Artois to the Marseille mint]]
* [[France 1814-MA 5 francs Dav-85|1814-MA 5 francs, Napoleon]]
* [[France 1814-MA 5 francs Dav-86|1814-MA 5 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1814-Q 5 francs Dav-85|1814-Q 5 francs, Napoleon]]
* [[France 1814-T 5 francs Dav-86|1814-T 5 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1814 5 francs Maz-802a|1814 5 francs, visit to the Lille mint by the Duke of Berry]]
* [[France 1814-T 5 francs Dav-85|1814-T 5 francs, Napoleon]]
* [[France 1814-W 5 francs Dav-86|1814-W 5 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1814-A 20 francs Fr-511|1814-A 20 francs, Napoleon]]
* [[France 1814-A 20 francs Fr-525|1814-A 20 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1814-CL 20 francs|1814-CL 20 francs d'or, Napoleon]]
* [[France 1814-K 20 francs|1814-K 20 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1814-L 20 francs Fr-526|1814-L 20 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1814-Q 20 francs Fr-518|1814-Q 20 francs, Napoleon]]
* [[France 1814-Q 20 francs Fr-529|1814-Q 20 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1814-W 20 francs Fr-512|1814-W 20 francs, Napoleon]]
* [[France 1814-W 20 francs Fr-528|1814-W 20 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1814]]

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