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This issue, from the Bordeaux mint, is a rare date of a type struck in [[France]] 1816-24. This type succeeded the uniformed bust type of the first restoration, struck 1814-15. It was demonetized in 1928. A complete set of this type comprises 96 date and mintmark combinations, some very rare. The entire production run, 1816-24, totaled about 104 million pieces. This date is priced<sup>[1]</sup> about thirty-five times higher than the common date (1824A or 1824W). Only two specimens are reported to exist, including the one shown. | This issue, from the Bordeaux mint, is a rare date of a type struck in [[France]] 1816-24. This type succeeded the uniformed bust type of the first restoration, struck 1814-15. It was demonetized in 1928. A complete set of this type comprises 96 date and mintmark combinations, some very rare. The entire production run, 1816-24, totaled about 104 million pieces. This date is priced<sup>[1]</sup> about thirty-five times higher than the common date (1824A or 1824W). Only two specimens are reported to exist, including the one shown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 37 mm diameter, 25 grams, .900 fine silver, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM. Designed by Auguste François Michaut, 1786-1879. | + | ''Specification:'' 37 mm diameter, 25 grams, 0.900 fine silver, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM. Designed by Auguste François Michaut, 1786-1879. |
''Recorded Mintage:'' 18,008. | ''Recorded Mintage:'' 18,008. | ||
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* Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019. | * 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. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
| + | * George Sobin, Jr., ''The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973.'' Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974. | ||
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| + | * [[France 1819-A 5 francs|1819-A 5 francs]] | ||
* [[France 1819-B 5 francs|1819-B 5 francs]] | * [[France 1819-B 5 francs|1819-B 5 francs]] | ||
* [[France 1820-W 1/4 franc|1820-W ¼ franc]] | * [[France 1820-W 1/4 franc|1820-W ¼ franc]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:22, 5 January 2026
This issue, from the Bordeaux mint, is a rare date of a type struck in France 1816-24. This type succeeded the uniformed bust type of the first restoration, struck 1814-15. It was demonetized in 1928. A complete set of this type comprises 96 date and mintmark combinations, some very rare. The entire production run, 1816-24, totaled about 104 million pieces. This date is priced[1] about thirty-five times higher than the common date (1824A or 1824W). Only two specimens are reported to exist, including the one shown.
Specification: 37 mm diameter, 25 grams, 0.900 fine silver, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM. Designed by Auguste François Michaut, 1786-1879.
Recorded Mintage: 18,008.
Catalog reference: F.309/54, Dav-87; KM 711.7.
- [1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
- 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.
- George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
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