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Revision as of 14:42, 18 June 2021

Jean Elsen sale 117, lot 1810
France 1806A demi franc rev JElsen 117-1810.jpg

This specimen was lot 1810 in Jean Elsen sale 117 (Brussels, June 2013), where it sold for €270 (about US$426 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Napoléon Ier (1804-1814), AR demi-franc, 1806 A, Paris. Belle patine foncée. presque Superbe. (France, Napoleon I (1804-14), silver half franc of 1806, Paris mint. Nice patina, about extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1806-07 with eleven different date-mintmark combinations, of which the 1806-A is the only one at all common.

Recorded mintage: 155,989.

Specification: 2.5 g, .900 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, decorated edge, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier.

Catalog reference: F.175/1, Gadoury 396.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 103, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, s.a, 2009.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2011, 20me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2011.
  • Guilloteau, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, Colonies 1670-1942 et Metropole 1774-1942, Versailles, 1942.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2011, 20me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2011.
  • Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

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