France 1806-I 40 francs

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Sincona sale 9, lot 4299
Heritage sale 3024, lot 23847
France 1806I 40 francs rev Heritage 3024-23847.jpg

The first specimen was lot 4299 in Sincona sale 9 (Zürich, October 2012), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANKREICH Premier Empire. Napoleon I. 1804-1815. 40 Francs 1806, Limoges. Selten. Kl. Kr. Fast vorzüglich. (France, first empire, Napoleon I, 1804-15, forty francs of 1806, Limoges mint. Rare, cleaned, choice extremely fine.)"

The second specimen was lot 23847 in Heritage sale 3024 (Chicago, April 2013), where it sold for $1,233.75. The catalog description[3] noted, "Napoleon gold 40 Francs 1806-I, Limoges, XF45 PCGS, nicely toned and fully original, scarce mint for this type." The French empire produced large quantities of gold coins, made from metal looted from countries he conquered. However, nearly all of it was produced at Paris, leaving the branch mint issues quite scarce today. The only other forty francs from Limoges is dated 1807 and is also rare.

Recorded mintage: 6,995.

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, this specimen 12,87 g.

Catalog reference: KM 675.3, Gad-253. Schl. 24. Fr-485, F.538/2.

Source:

  • 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 9, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012.
  • [3]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3024, featuring the Kairos and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collections, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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