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''Recorded mintage:'' 785,438<sup>[1]</sup>.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 785,438<sup>[1]</sup>.
  
''Specification:'' 2.5 g, .900 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, plain edge. Designed by Auguste-François Michaut, 1786-1879.
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''Specification:'' 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, plain edge. Designed by Auguste-François Michaut, 1786-1879.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' F.180/13, KM 723.1.
 
''Catalog reference:'' F.180/13, KM 723.1.

Revision as of 18:26, 23 September 2023

from the Mountain Groan Collection
France 1827A demi-franc rev DSLR.jpg

This dime-sized coin was struck at Paris under the régime of king Charles X of France (1824-30). It is a common date of a type struck 1825-30. It was demonetized in 1869. The catalog[1] notes 54 dates for the type, some very rare.

Recorded mintage: 785,438[1].

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, plain edge. Designed by Auguste-François Michaut, 1786-1879.

Catalog reference: F.180/13, KM 723.1.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

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