France 1830-A 1/4 franc

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This tiny coin was struck at aris under the régime of king Charles X of France (1824-30). It is a better date of a type struck 1825-30. All quarter francs of this reign are of this type, which is common. It was demonetized in 1852. The catalog^[1] notes 42 dates for the type, some very rare. This date is common.

Recorded mintage: 659,290^[1] (highest mintage date prior to 1834).

Specification: 1.25 g, .900 fine silver, 15 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: F.164/39, KM 722.1.

Source:

• 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.
• ^[1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

Links to:

• 1829-A ¼ franc
• 1829-D ¼ franc
• 1830-K ¼ franc
• 1830-A ½ franc
• 1830-A franc
• 1830-B franc
• 1830-B 2 francs
• 1830 5 francs, the royal visit of François I and Marie Isabelle of Sicily
• 1830-A 5 francs, Charles X
• 1830-A 5 francs, Louis Philippe
• 1830-B 5 francs, Louis Philippe I
• 1830-D 5 francs, Charles X
• 1830-L 5 francs, Charles X
• 1830-MA 5 francs, Charles X
• 1830-W 5 francs, Charles X
• 1830-W 5 francs, Louis Philippe
• 1830-A 20 francs "Charles X"
• France 1830-A 40 francs "Charles X"
• 1831-A ¼ franc
• 1831-B ¼ franc
• Coins and currency dated 1830