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''Recorded mintage'': 613.
 
''Recorded mintage'': 613.
  
''Specification'': 12.90 g, .900 fine gold, 26 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Pierre-Joseph Tiolier and Jean-Pierre Droz.  
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''Specification'': 12.90 g, 0.900 fine gold, 26 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Pierre-Joseph Tiolier and Jean-Pierre Droz.  
  
 
''Catalog reference'': Fr-490; KM-A688.4; Gad-1082a.4; Gig-7; Mont-18, F.539/4.
 
''Catalog reference'': Fr-490; KM-A688.4; Gad-1082a.4; Gig-7; Mont-18, F.539/4.
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''  
 
''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''  
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.  
 
* Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
 
* Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
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* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
 
* Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt,  ''Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies.''  Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
 
* Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt,  ''Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies.''  Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
 
* <sup>[2]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction,'' Irvine, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2012.  
 
* <sup>[2]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction,'' Irvine, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2012.  
  
 
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* [[France AN13-A 40 francs|AN13-A 40 francs d'or]]
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* [[France 1806-A 40 francs|1806-A 40 francs]]
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* [[France 1806-I 40 francs|1806-I 40 francs]]
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* [[France 1806-M 40 francs|1806-M 40 francs]]
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* [[France 1806-U 40 francs|1806-U 40 francs]]
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* [[France 1806-W 40 francs|1806-W 40 francs]]
 
* [[France 1807-A 1/4 franc|1807-A ¼ franc]]
 
* [[France 1807-A 1/4 franc|1807-A ¼ franc]]
* [[France 1807-K 1/4 franc|1807-K ¼ franc]]
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* [[France 1807/6-K 1/4 franc|1807/6-K ¼ franc]]
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* [[France 1807-M 1/4 franc|1807-M ¼ franc]]
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* [[France 1807-U 1/4 franc|1807-U ¼ franc]]
 
* [[France 1807-A 1/2 franc|1807-A ½ franc]]
 
* [[France 1807-A 1/2 franc|1807-A ½ franc]]
* [[France 1807-A 2 francs|1807-A 2 francs]]
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* [[France 1807-Q franc|1807-Q franc]]
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* [[France 1807-U franc|1807-U franc]]
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* [[France 1807-W franc|1807-W franc]]
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* [[France 1807-A 2 francs|1807-A 2 francs, bare head]]
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* [[France 1807-A 2 francs KM-684.1|1807-A 2 francs, laureate head]]
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* [[France 1807-I 2 francs|1807-I 2 francs]]
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* [[France 1807-K 2 francs|1807-K 2 francs]]
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* [[France 1807-M 2 francs|1807-M 2 francs]]
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* [[France 1807-U 2 francs|1807-U 2 francs]]
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* [[France 1807-W 2 francs|1807-W 2 francs]]
 
* [[France 1806-BB 5 francs|1806-BB 5 francs]]
 
* [[France 1806-BB 5 francs|1806-BB 5 francs]]
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* [[France 1806-M 40 francs|1806-M 40 francs]]
 
* [[France 1806-U 40 francs|1806-U 40 francs d'or]]
 
* [[France 1806-U 40 francs|1806-U 40 francs d'or]]
 
* [[France 1807-Q 1/2 franc|1807-Q ½ franc]]
 
* [[France 1807-Q 1/2 franc|1807-Q ½ franc]]
 
* [[France 1807-A franc|1807-A franc]]
 
* [[France 1807-A franc|1807-A franc]]
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* [[France 1807-T 5 francs|1807-T 5 francs]]
 
* [[France 1807-U 5 francs|1807-U 5 francs]]
 
* [[France 1807-U 5 francs|1807-U 5 francs]]
* [[France 1807-A 20 francs|1807-A 20 francs]]
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* [[France 1807-W 5 francs|1807-W 5 francs]]
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* [[France 1807-A 20 francs|1807-A 20 francs, bare head]]
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* [[France 1807-A 20 francs Fr-499|1807-A 20 francs, laureate head]]
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* [[France 1807-M 20 francs|1807-M 20 francs]]
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* [[France 1807-M 20 francs|1807-M 20 francs]]
 
* [[France 1807-U 20 francs|1807-U 20 francs]]
 
* [[France 1807-U 20 francs|1807-U 20 francs]]
 
* [[France 1807-W 20 francs|1807-W 20 francs]]
 
* [[France 1807-W 20 francs|1807-W 20 francs]]
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* [[France 1807-A 40 francs Fr-481|1807-A 40 francs, bare head]]
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* [[France 1807-A 40 francs Fr-493|1807-A 40 francs, laureate head]]
 
* [[France 1807-I 40 francs|1807-I 40 francs d'or]]
 
* [[France 1807-I 40 francs|1807-I 40 francs d'or]]
 
* [[France 1807-M 40 Francs|1807-M 40 francs d'or]]
 
* [[France 1807-M 40 Francs|1807-M 40 francs d'or]]

Latest revision as of 15:13, 29 September 2025

Ponterio sale 168, lot 40108
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 40108 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $3,852. The catalog description[2] noted, "FRANCE. 40 Franc, 1807-U. Torino Mint. NGC XF-40. RARE. From a mintage of only 619 pieces. Demarete Collection." The Turin mint struck French coins 1804-13 only, after which it resumed striking Italian designs. Altho the 1806-U forty francs is common, this date and the following 1808-U are rare.

Recorded mintage: 613.

Specification: 12.90 g, 0.900 fine gold, 26 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Pierre-Joseph Tiolier and Jean-Pierre Droz.

Catalog reference: Fr-490; KM-A688.4; Gad-1082a.4; Gig-7; Mont-18, F.539/4.

Sources:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • [2]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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