France 1832-A 1/4 franc

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This tiny coin was struck at Paris under the régime of king Louis Philippe of France (1830-48). It is a better date of a type struck 1831-45. All quarter francs of this reign are of this type, which is common. It was replaced in 1845 by a twenty-five centimes piece (F.167) and demonetized in 1852. The catalog^[1] notes 108 dates for the type, some very rare. This date is priced about 50% higher than the commonest date (1840A).

Recorded mintage: 286,060^[1], 286,000^[2].

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

Catalog reference: F.166/12, KM 740.1.

Source:

• ^[2]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.

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• 1831-A ¼ franc
• 1831-B ¼ franc
• 1832-T ¼ franc
• 1832-A ½ franc
• 1832-T ½ franc
• 1832-A franc
• 1832-D franc
• 1832-K franc
• 1832-T franc
• 1832-W franc
• 1832-A 2 francs
• 1832-B 2 francs
• 1832-H 2 francs
• 1832-M 5 francs
• 1832-T 2 francs
• 1832-A 5 francs
• 1832-D 5 francs
• 1832-H 5 francs
• 1832-W 5 francs
• 1832-B 20 francs
• 1832-A 40 francs
• 1832-B 40 francs
• 1835-A ¼ franc
• 1835-B ¼ franc
• Coins and currency dated 1832