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Latest revision as of 20:03, 28 October 2025
This dime-sized coin was struck at Paris under the régime of king Charles X (1824-30) of France. It is a rather available date of a type struck 1825-30. All half francs of this reign are of this type, which is common. It was demonetized in 1869. The catalog[1] notes 54 dates for the type, some very rare. This date is common. The second specimen was lot 1553 in Jean Elsen sale 116 (Brussels, March 2013), where it sold for €80 (about US$121 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"FRANCE, Charles X (1824-1830), AR 1/2 franc, 1829 A, Paris. Trace de surfrappe sur le cou. Petit coup sur la tranche. Superbe (kingdom of France, Charles X (1824-30), silver half franc of 1829, Paris mint. Trace of double striking on the neck (probably from clashed dies), tiny edge nick, extremely fine.)"
Recorded mintage: 537,922[1].
Specification: 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, plain edge. Designed by Auguste-François Michaut, 1786-1879.
Catalog reference: F.180/37, KM 723.1, Gad-402.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
- [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 116, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2013.
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