Difference between revisions of "France 1808-W 40 francs"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (Text replacement - "* [[France 1808-W 2 francs" to "* 1808-MA 2 francs * 1808-Q 2 francs * [[France 1808-W 2 francs") |
m (Text replacement - "* [[France 1808-L 5 francs" to "* 1808-H 5 francs * [[France 1808-L 5 francs") |
||
| Line 52: | Line 52: | ||
* [[France 1808-A 5 francs|1808-A 5 francs]] | * [[France 1808-A 5 francs|1808-A 5 francs]] | ||
* [[France 1808-B 5 francs|1808-B 5 francs]] | * [[France 1808-B 5 francs|1808-B 5 francs]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1808-H 5 francs|1808-H 5 francs]] | ||
* [[France 1808-L 5 francs|1808-L 5 francs]] | * [[France 1808-L 5 francs|1808-L 5 francs]] | ||
* [[France 1808-M 5 francs|1808-M 5 francs]] | * [[France 1808-M 5 francs|1808-M 5 francs]] | ||
Revision as of 10:16, 30 September 2025
This specimen was lot 30432 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $705. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 40 Franc, 1808-W. PCGS AU-50 Secure Holder." While the 1808-A and 1808-H are fairly common, the 1808-M, 1808-U and 1808-W (Lille mint) are all rare. The type was struck 1807-08 only.
Recorded mintage: 6,326.
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-498; KM-688.5; Gad-1083, F.540/6.
- 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.
- 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.
- Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
- [2]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.
Link to:
- 1807-A 40 francs, bare head
- 1807-A 40 francs, laureate head
- 1807-I 40 francs d'or
- 1807-M 40 francs d'or
- 1807-U 40 francs d'or
- 1808-BB 5 centimes
- 1808-A billon 10 centimes
- 1808-M billon 10 centimes
- 1808-W billon 10 centimes
- 1808-A ¼ franc
- 1808-I ¼ franc
- 1808-A ½ franc
- 1808-D ½ franc
- 1808-H ½ franc
- 1808-I ½ franc
- 1808-K ½ franc
- 1808-U ½ franc
- 1808-A franc
- 1808-B franc
- 1808-BB franc
- 1808-D franc
- 1808-H franc
- 1808-T franc
- 1808-U franc
- 1808-W franc
- 1808-A 2 francs
- 1808-B 2 francs
- 1808-L 2 francs
- 1808-M 2 francs
- 1808-MA 2 francs
- 1808-Q 2 francs
- 1808-W 2 francs
- 1808-A 5 francs
- 1808-B 5 francs
- 1808-H 5 francs
- 1808-L 5 francs
- 1808-M 5 francs
- 1808-MA 5 francs
- 1808-A 20 francs d'or
- 1808-M 20 francs d'or
- 1808-Q 20 francs d'or
- 1808-U 20 francs
- 1808-W 20 francs d'or
- 1808-A 40 francs d'or
- 1808-H 40 francs d'or
- 1808-M 40 francs d'or
- 1808-U 40 francs d'or
- 1809-A 40 francs
- 1809-M 40 francs d'or
- Coins and currency dated 1808
- return to coins of France