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This specimen was part of lot 71365 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), which sold for $512.40. The catalog description[1] noted, "[[France|FRANCE]]. Empire. Octet of Demi-Francs (1/2 Franc) (8 Pieces), 1810-12. Napoleon I. Grade Range: FINE to EXTREMELY FINE Details. 1) 1810-L, Bayonne. EXTREMELY FINE. Environmental Damage. 2) 1811-BB, Strasbourg. VERY FINE. 3) 1811-H, La Rochelle. VERY FINE. 4) 1811-I, Limoges. VERY FINE. 5) 1811-Q, Perpignan. FINE. 6) 1811-T, Nantes. VERY FINE. 7) 1812-I, Limoges. VERY FINE. 8) 1812-Q, Perpignan. VERY FINE. SOLD AS IS/NO RETURNS. From the Richard Margolis Collection." This dime-sized coin was struck at Nantes under the régime of Napoleon as emperor. The type was struck 1809-14 and is the most available of the Napoleonic demi-francs. It was demonetized in 1869. The catalog[2] notes 65 dates for the type, some very rare.

''Recorded mintage:'' 114,190[2] (114,232 per the SCWC), a fairly common date.

''Specification:'' 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, decorated edge, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier.

''Catalog reference:'' Gad-399, F.178/32, KM 691.13.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* Guilloteau, Victor, ''Monnaies Françaises, Colonies 1670-1942 et Metropole 1774-1942,'' Versailles, 1942.
* [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, ''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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* [[France 1811-MA 2 francs|1811-MA 2 francs]]
* [[France 1811-Q 2 francs|1811-Q 2 francs]]
* [[France 1811-T 2 francs|1811-T 2 francs]]
* [[France 1811-W 2 francs|1811-W 2 francs]]
* [[France 1811-A 5 francs|1811-A 5 francs]]
* [[France 1811-B 5 francs|1811-B 5 francs]]
* [[France 1811-BB 5 francs|1811-BB 5 francs]]
* [[France 1811-D 5 francs|1811-D 5 francs]]
* [[France 1811-H 5 francs|1811-H 5 francs]]
* [[France 1811-I 5 francs|1811-I 5 francs]]
* [[France 1811-K 5 francs|1811-K 5 francs]]
* [[France 1811-L 5 francs|1811-L 5 francs]]
* [[France 1811-MA 5 francs|1811-MA 5 francs]]
* [[France 1811-Q 5 francs|1811-Q 5 francs]]
* [[France 1811-T 5 francs|1811-T 5 francs]]
* [[France 1811-W 5 francs|1811-W 5 francs]]
* [[France 1811-A 20 francs|1811-A 20 francs d'or]]
* [[France 1811-K 20 francs|1811-K 20 francs d'or]]
* [[France 1811-M 20 francs|1811-M 20 francs d'or]]
* [[France 1811-U 20 francs|1811-U 20 francs d'or]]
* [[France 1811-W 20 francs|1811-W 20 francs]]
* [[France 1811-A 40 francs|1811-A 40 francs d'or]]
* [[France 1811-K 40 francs|1811-K 40 francs d'or]]
* [[France 1812-T 1/2 franc|1812-T ½ franc]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1811]]

[[Category: Silver minors of France]][[Category:Silver dimes of the world]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2026 Kirk Menczer sale]]

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