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[[Image:France 1807M 40 francs S18-2239q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 2239]]

This specimen was lot 2239 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 1,300 (about US$1,713 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''40 Francs 1807. Toulouse Selten. Sehr schön.'' (empire of [[France]], Napoleon I, forty francs of 1807, Toulouse mint, rare, very fine.)"</blockquote> While the 1807-A is scarce, the 1807-I, 1807-M, 1807-U and 1807-W are all rare.

''Recorded mintage'': 4,940.

''Specification'': 12.90 g, 0.900 fine gold, 26 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Pierre-Joseph Tiolier and Jean-Pierre Droz, this specimen 12.81 g. 

''Catalog reference'': Gadoury 1082. Schl. 27. Fr-486. F.539/3.

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]'' 
* 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.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* 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.
* <sup>[2]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014. 

''Link to:''
* [[France 1806-M 40 francs|1806-M 40 francs]]
* [[France 1806-U 40 francs|1806-U 40 francs d'or]]
* [[France 1807-A 1/4 franc|1807-A ¼ franc]]
* [[France 1807/6-K 1/4 franc|1807/6-K ¼ franc]]
* [[France 1807-A 1/2 franc|1807-A ½ franc]]
* [[France 1807-W franc|1807-W franc]]
* [[France 1807-A 2 francs|1807-A 2 francs, bare head]]
* [[France 1807-A 2 francs KM-684.1|1807-A 2 francs, laureate head]]
* [[France 1807-I 2 francs|1807-I 2 francs]]
* [[France 1807-W 2 francs|1807-W 2 francs]]
* [[France 1807-Q 1/2 franc|1807-Q ½ franc]]
* [[France 1807-A franc|1807-A franc]]
* [[France 1807-T 5 francs|1807-T 5 francs]]
* [[France 1807-U 5 francs|1807-U 5 francs]]
* [[France 1807-W 5 francs|1807-W 5 francs]]
* [[France 1807-A 20 francs|1807-A 20 francs, bare head]]
* [[France 1807-A 20 francs Fr-499|1807-A 20 francs, laureate head]]
* [[France 1807-M 20 francs|1807-M 20 francs]]
* [[France 1807-U 20 francs|1807-U 20 francs]]
* [[France 1807-W 20 francs|1807-W 20 francs]]
* [[France 1807-A 40 francs Fr-481|1807-A 40 francs, bare head]]
* [[France 1807-A 40 francs Fr-493|1807-A 40 francs, laureate head]]
* [[France 1807-I 40 francs|1807-I 40 francs d'or]]
* [[France 1807-U 40 francs|1807-U 40 francs d'or]]
* [[France 1807-W 40 francs|1807-W 40 francs d'or]]
* [[France 1808-H 40 francs|1808-H 40 francs d'or]]
* [[France 1808-M 40 francs|1808-M 40 francs d'or]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1807]]
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