France 1834-B franc

Stack's Bowers 2026 NYINC sale, lot 47027

This specimen was lot 47027 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $528. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Franc, 1834-B. Rouen Mint. Louis Philippe I. PCGS MS-64." This issue, from the Rouen mint, is a somewhat better date of a type struck 1832-48. This design, by Domard, replaced the Tiolier bust type struck 1831 only. It was demonetized in 1869. A complete set of this type comprises 118 date and mintmark combinations, many very rare. The entire production run, 1832-48, totaled about 18.1 million pieces. The production of French five franc pieces in the same period was 289 million.

Recorded mintage: 146,960.

Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 23 mm diameter. Designed by Joseph François Domard, 1792-1858.

Catalog reference: F.210/28, KM-748.2; Gad-453.

Sources:

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.
Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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