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Latest revision as of 16:15, 20 October 2025

Jean Elsen sale 138, lot 1066

This specimen was lot 1066 in Jean Elsen sale 138 (Brussels, September 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Napoléon Ier (1804-1814), AR 1 franc, 1812I, Limoges. Belle patine. presque Superbe. (empire of France, Napoleon I, 1804-14, silver franc of 1812, Limoges mint. Nice patina, about extremely fine.)"

This issue, from the Limoges mint, is a better date of a type struck 1809-14. In 1806 the French revolutionary calendar was dropped and normal AD dating resumed. This type is the last and probably the most available Napoleonic franc. It was demonetized in 1869. A complete set of this type comprises 74 date and mintmark combinations, many very rare. This date is priced[2] about 2¼ times the common date (1811A).

Specification: 23 mm diameter, 5 grams, 0.900 fine silver, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, 1763-1819.

Recorded Mintage: 90,873[2].

Catalog reference: Gadoury 447, F.205/46, KM 692.6.

Source:

  • [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2012.
  • 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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 138, Collection A. BLONDEL, Collection M. HENDRICKX, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.

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