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This specimen was part of lot 71360 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), which sold for $1,037. The catalog description[1] noted, "[[France|FRANCE]]. Empire. Group of Francs (10 Pieces), 1809-13. Napoleon I. Grade Range: EXTREMELY FINE Details to EXTREMELY FINE. 1) 1809-K, Bordeaux. EXTREMELY FINE. Cleaned. 2) 1809-Q, Perpignan. EXTREMELY FINE. 3) 1810-B, Rouen. EXTREMELY FINE. 4) 1811-B, Rouen. EXTREMELY FINE. Cleaned. 5) 1811-D, Lyon. EXTREMELY FINE. Cleaned. 6) 1811-H, La Rochelle. EXTREMELY FINE. 7) 1811-L, Bayonne. EXTREMELY FINE. Cleaned. 8) 1812-H, La Rochelle. EXTREMELY FINE. 9) 1812-W, Lille. EXTREMELY FINE. 10) 1813-M, Toulouse. EXTREMELY FINE. SOLD AS IS/NO RETURNS. From the Richard Margolis Collection." This coin was struck at Toulouse under the régime of Napoleon as emperor. The type was struck 1809-14 and is the most available of the Napoleonic francs. It was demonetized in 1869. The catalog[2] notes 74 dates for the type, some very rare.

''Recorded mintage:'' 180,893[2] (181,085 per the SCWC), a better date.

''Specification:'' 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 23 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier.

''Catalog reference:'' Gad-447, F.205/65, KM 692.10.

''[[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 1813-A 40 francs|1813-A 40 francs d'or]]
* [[France 1813-CL 40 francs|1813-CL 40 francs d'or]]
* [[France 1814-A franc|1814-A franc]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1813]]

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

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