France 1826-A 1/2 franc

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This dime-sized coin was struck at Paris under the régime of king Charles X of France (1824-30). It is the first date of a type struck 1825-30. All half francs of this reign are of this type, which is common. It was demonetized in 1869. The catalog^[1] notes 54 dates for the type, some very rare. This date is common, being priced about 25% higher than the commonest date (1829A).

Recorded mintage: 361,416^[1], 361,000^[2].

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

Catalog reference: F.180/2, KM 723.1.

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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• 1824-A ½ franc
• 1824-I demi-franc
• 1824-A ½ franc
• 1826-A ¼ franc
• 1826-W ¼ franc
• 1826-H ½ franc
• 1826-A 1 franc
• 1826-W franc
• 1826-A 2 francs
• 1826-B 2 francs
• 1826-M 2 francs
• 1826-W 2 francs
• 1826-A 5 francs
• 1826-BB 5 francs
• 1826-D 5 francs
• 1826-H 5 francs
• 1826-L 5 francs
• 1826-W 5 francs
• 1826-A 20 francs
• 1826-Q 20 francs
• 1826-W 20 francs
• 1827-A ½ franc
• Coins and currency dated 1826