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Revision as of 09:19, 29 March 2023
This specimen was lot 968 in Jean Elsen sale 122 (Brussels, September 2014), where it sold for €180 (about US$276 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Louis-Philippe (1830-1848), AR 1/2 franc, 1831 W, Lille. Superbe à Fleur de Coin. (kingdom of France, Louis Philippe (1830-48), silver half franc of 1831, Lille mint, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This dime-sized coin was struck at Lille under the régime of king Louis Philippe (1830-48). It is an early date of a type struck 1831-45. All half francs of this reign are of this type, which is common. It was replaced in 1845 by a fifty centimes piece (F.183) and demonetized in 1869. The catalog[2] notes 114 dates for the type, some very rare. This date is fairly common, being priced about 40% more than the commonest date (1841A, 1842B or 1845B).
Recorded mintage: 124,789[2].
Specification: 2.5 g, .900 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, reeded edge. Designed by Joseph François Domard, 1792-1858.
Catalog reference: KM 741.13, F.182/13, Gad-408.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
- [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
- [1]Philippe Elsen et al., Vente Publique 122: Collection de monnaies chinoises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S. A., 2014.
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- 1831-A 20 francs d'or
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