France AN13-L 1/4 franc

Stack's Bowers September 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 71437

This specimen was lot 71437 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $240. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Empire. Quart de Franc (1/4 Franc), Year 13-L (1804/5). Bayonne Mint. Napoleon I. PCGS EF-45. The sole representative of the type in the PCGS census, this wholesome minor sports a pleasing level of toning. From the Richard Margolis Collection." This type was struck years 12-14 and the An 12-A, An 12-I, An 13-A, An 13-I and An 13-M are moderately common; the others are all scarce to very rare. The catalog^[2] notes twenty dates for the type.

Recorded mintage: 24,645^[2], a somewhat scarce date.

Specification: 1.25 grams, 0.900 fine silver, 15 mm diameter, decorated edge. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, 1763-1819.

Catalog reference: F.158/13, KM-654.7; Gad-346.

Sources:

• 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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection and Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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• An 12-L franc, Premier Consul
• An 12-L 2 francs, Premier Consul
• An 12-L 2 francs, Empereur
• An 12-L 5 francs, Premier Consul
• An 12-L 5 francs, Empereur
• An 13-A ¼ franc
• An 13-BB ¼ franc
• An 13-H ¼ franc
• An 13-I ¼ franc
• An 13-M ¼ franc
• An 13-MA ¼ franc
• An 13-T ¼ franc
• An 13-U ¼ franc
• An 13-A ½ franc
• An 13-BB ½ franc
• An 13-D ½ franc
• An 13-H ½ franc
• An 13-I ½ franc
• An 13-K ½ franc
• An 13-L ½ franc
• An 13-M ½ franc
• An 13-MA ½ franc
• An 13-T ½ franc
• An 13-A franc
• An 13-B franc
• An 13-BB franc
• An 13-D franc
• An 13-G franc
• An 13-H franc
• An 13-I franc
• An 13-Q franc
• An 13-U franc
• An 13-W franc
• An 13-A 2 francs
• An 13-BB 2 francs
• An 13-G 2 francs
• An 13-H 2 francs
• An 13-I 2 francs
• An 13-K 2 francs
• An 13-L 2 francs
• An 13-M 2 francs
• An 13-Q 2 francs
• An 13-T 2 francs
• An 13-U 2 francs
• An 13-A 5 francs
• An 13-B 5 francs
• An 13-BB 5 francs
• An 13-D 5 francs
• An 13-G 5 francs
• An 13-H 5 francs
• An 13-I 5 francs
• An 13-K 5 francs
• An 13-L 5 francs
• An 13-M 5 francs
• An 13-Q 5 francs
• An 13-T 5 francs
• An 13-U 5 francs
• An 13-W 5 francs
• An 13-A 20 francs d'or
• An 13-I 20 francs d'or
• An 13-Q 20 francs d'or
• An 13-T 20 francs d'or
• An 13-A 40 francs d'or
• An 14-K ¼ franc
• An 14-L ¼ franc
• Coins and currency dated 1804