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''Recorded mintage'': 6,085, a scarce date.
 
''Recorded mintage'': 6,085, a scarce date.
  
''Specifications'': 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, decorated edge.  
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''Specification'': 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, decorated edge.  
  
 
''Catalog reference'': KM-655.10; Gad-395; F.174/21.  
 
''Catalog reference'': KM-655.10; Gad-395; F.174/21.  

Revision as of 16:55, 9 October 2025

Stack's Bowers 2025 ANA sale, lot 43403
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This specimen was lot 43403 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Empire. Demi-Franc (1/2 Franc), Year 13-MA (1804/5). Marseille Mint. Napoleon I. PCGS F-15. Emanating from a SCARCER emission, this wholesome yet heavily circulated specimen stands as a charming representative of a difficult type. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Strand Coins [Ron Prosser] on 27 March 1975 for $109)." This type was struck years 12-14 and the Paris mint product is moderately common. In 1806 the French revolutionary calendar was dropped and normal AD dating resumed.

Recorded mintage: 6,085, a scarce date.

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, decorated edge.

Catalog reference: KM-655.10; Gad-395; F.174/21.

Sources:

  • 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.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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