France AN14-I 2 francs
This specimen was lot 43381 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $3,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Empire. 2 Francs, Year 14-I (1805/6). Limoges Mint. Napoleon I. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, AU Details. Mintage: . A RARE and difficult type, this specimen remains largely without much in the way of circulation, with some alluring brilliance and elegant golden-olive toning around the devices. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Albuquerque in 1989 for $753). Ex: Cabinet Numismatique Albuquerque (10/1989) Lot # 232." This type was struck years 12-14 of which the An 13-A, 13-M and 14-A are the common dates. In 1806 the French revolutionary calendar was dropped and normal AD dating resumed.
Recorded mintage: 6,287, a rare date.
Specification: 10 g, 0.900 fine silver, 27 mm diameter, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: KM-658.7; Gad-495; F.251/30.
- 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, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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- An 13-A 2 francs
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- An 13-G 2 francs
- An 13-H 2 francs
- An 13-I 2 francs
- An 13-K 2 francs
- An 13-L 2 francs
- An 13-M 2 francs
- An 13-Q 2 francs
- An 13-T 2 francs
- An 13-U 2 francs
- An 14-K ¼ franc
- An 14-L ¼ franc
- An 14-A ½ franc
- An 14-L ½ franc
- An 14-U ½ franc
- An 14-A franc
- An 14-H franc
- An 14-L franc
- An 14-MA franc
- An 14-U franc
- An 14-W franc
- An 14-A 2 francs
- An 14-H 2 francs
- An 14-K 2 francs
- An 14-L 2 francs
- An 14-W 2 francs
- An 14-A 5 francs
- An 14-BB 5 francs
- An 14-D 5 francs
- An 14-H 5 francs
- An 14-I 5 francs
- An 14-K 5 francs
- An 14-L 5 francs
- An 14-M 5 francs
- An 14-U 5 francs
- An 14-W 5 francs
- An 14-A 20 francs
- An 14-I 20 francs
- An 14-Q 20 francs
- An 14-W 20 francs
- An 14-A 40 francs
- An 14-U 40 francs
- An 14-W 40 francs
- Coins and currency dated 1805