France AN13-B 5 francs

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 34067

This specimen was lot 34067 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $6,600. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Empire. 5 Francs, Year 13-B (1804/5). Rouen Mint. Napoleon I. PCGS EF-40. An EXTREMELY RARE and difficult to encounter type, this crown displays some fairly even wear throughout along with a few slight marks, but nevertheless remains exceptionally important. From the Richard Margolis Collection." Shown is a Napoleonic five francs struck at the Rouen mint in 1804-05. It is a somewhat common type struck two years only. The various designs of Napoleonic five francs form eight distinct types of which this is the third, struck 1804-06 (AN 13-14) with a complete set of this type comprising 22 date and mintmark combinations, some very rare. This date is rare for the type, being priced forty times the common date (An 13-A). It was officially withdrawn from circulation in 1928 and demonetized in 2005 but ceased to circulate in France after World War One.

Recorded mintage: 4,901^[2].

Specification: 25 grams, 0.900 fine silver, 37 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Designed by Nicholas Brenet, 1770-1846, and Jean-Pierre Droz, 1746-1823.

Catalog reference: Dav-83; Sobin-55; KM-662.2; Gad-580; F.303/2.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• 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.
• ^[2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
• George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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• An 13-H 5 francs
• An 13-I 5 francs
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• An 13-L 5 francs
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• An 13-Q 5 francs
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