France 1809-A 1/2 franc
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This specimen was lot 74459 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $528. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 1/2 Franc, 1809-A. Paris Mint. Napoleon I. PCGS MS-64. The finest observed in the PCGS census, this near-Gem minor offers a splendid rendition of the emperor along with some deeper toning nearer the edges." This type was struck at numerous mints 1809-14 and a complete set comprises 64 dates and mintmarks. This date from the Paris mint is common.
Recorded mintage: 1,679,429, a common date.
Specification: 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, plain edge, 18 mm diameter, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier (1763-1819).
Catalog reference: F.178/1, KM-691.1; Gad-399.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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- 1808-B ½ franc
- 1808-BB ½ franc
- 1808-D ½ franc
- 1809-A 10 centimes
- 1809-B 10 centimes
- 1809-T 10 centimes
- 1809-A ¼ franc
- 1809-B ½ franc
- 1809-D ½ franc
- 1809-K ½ franc
- 1809-U ½ franc
- 1809-A franc
- 1809-B franc
- 1809-H franc
- 1809-W franc
- 1809-A 2 francs
- 1809 2 francs, visit of the king of Saxony to the mint
- 1809-B 2 francs
- 1809-H 2 francs
- 1809-MA 2 francs
- 1809-Q 2 francs
- 1809-A 5 francs
- 1809-B 5 francs
- 1809-D 5 francs
- 1809-H 5 francs
- 1809-I 5 francs
- 1809-K 5 francs
- 1809-L 5 francs
- 1809-MA 5 francs
- 1809-U 5 francs
- 1809-W 5 francs
- 1809-A 20 francs
- 1809-K 20 francs
- 1809-H 20 francs d'or
- 1809-L 20 francs
- 1809-M 20 francs
- 1809-U 20 francs
- 1809-W 20 francs
- 1809-A 40 francs
- 1809-M 40 francs
- 1809-W 40 francs
- 1810-B ½ franc
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