France 1810-B 5 francs
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This specimen was lot 22511 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $204. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 5 Francs, 1810-B. Rouen Mint. Napoleon I. PCGS AU-53 Gold Shield. Good strike, toned." This is a slightly better date from the Rouen mint, being priced about double the common date (1810-A). The type was struck 1809-14.
Recorded mintage: 631,762[2].
Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 37 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier.
Catalog reference: F.307/15, KM-694.2; Dav-85; Gad-584.
- [2]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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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- 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-U 5 francs
- 1809-W 5 francs
- 1810-B ½ franc
- 1810-MA ½ franc
- 1810-W ½ franc
- 1810-A franc
- 1810-L franc
- 1810-A 2 francs
- 1810-B 2 francs
- 1810-D 2 francs
- 1810-I 2 francs
- 1810-A 5 francs
- 1810-K 5 francs
- 1810-L 5 francs
- 1810-U 5 francs
- 1810-W 5 francs
- 1810-A 20 francs d'or
- 1810-H 20 francs
- 1810-K 20 francs
- 1810-M 20 francs
- 1810-Q 20 francs
- 1810-U 20 francs
- 1810-W 20 francs d'or
- 1810-K 40 francs d'or
- 1810-W 40 francs d'or
- 1811-A 5 francs
- 1811-B 5 francs
- Coins and currency dated 1810