France 1809-M 40 francs

Sincona sale 18, lot 2243

This specimen was lot 2243 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 1,200 (about US$1,581 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"40 Francs 1809. Toulouse Selten. Sehr schön. (empire of France, Napoleon I, forty francs of 1809, Toulouse mint, rare, very fine.)"

While the 1809-A is fairly common, the 1809-M and 1809-W are rare. The type was struck 1809-13 with 1810-W, 1811-A and 1812-A being the common dates.

Recorded mintage: 1,384.

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, this specimen 12.83 g.

Catalog reference: Gadoury 1084. Schl. 61. Fr-507. F.541/2.

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.
• 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

Link to:

• 1808-M 40 francs d'or
• 1809-A 10 centimes
• 1809-B 10 centimes
• 1809-T 10 centimes
• 1809-A ¼ franc
• 1809-A ½ franc
• 1809-D ½ franc
• 1809-U ½ franc
• 1809-B franc
• 1809-H franc
• 1809-A 2 francs
• 1809 2 francs, visit of the king of Saxony to the mint
• 1809-B 2 francs
• 1809-H 2 francs
• 1809-A 5 francs
• 1809-B 5 francs
• 1809-H 5 francs
• 1809-I 5 francs
• 1809-K 5 francs
• 1809-U 5 francs* 1809-W 5 francs
• 1809-A 20 francs
• 1809-K 20 francs
• 1809-H 20 francs
• 1809-L 20 francs
• 1809-M 20 francs
• 1809-U 20 francs
• 1809-W 20 francs
• 1809-A 40 francs
• 1809-W 40 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1809