France 1813-A 40 francs

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Jean Elsen sale 124, lot 1038

This specimen was lot 1038 in Jean Elsen sale 124 (Brussels, March 2015), where it sold for €440 (about US$549 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Napoléon Ier (1804-1814), AV 40 francs, 1813 A, Paris. Traces d'ajustage. Très Beau. (France, Napoleon I (1804-14), gold forty francs of 1813, Paris mint. Adjustment marks, very fine.)"

A complete set of this type, struck 1809-13, comprises 12 date and mintmark combinations, some very rare. This coin is an issue of the Paris mint. The type coin, the 1811-A, is the most numerous forty francs of the entire series (1.26 million minted).

Recorded mintage: 44,829[2], a common date.

Specification: 12.90 g, 0.900 fine gold, 26 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Pierre-Joseph Tiolier and Jean-Pierre Droz.

Catalog reference: Gad-1084; Fr-505, F.541/11.

Sources:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 124, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2015.

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