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Jean Elsen sale 155, lot 1733

This specimen was lot 1733 in Jean Elsen sale 155 (Brussels, June 2023), where it sold for €130 (about US$170 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Napoléon Ier (1804-1814), AR 5 francs, 1811 Q, Perpignan. Nettoyé. Très Beau. (empire of France, Napoleon I, 1804-14, five francs of 1811, Perpignan mint. Cleaned, Very Fine.)"

This type was struck during the reign of Napoleon (1809-14) from numerous mints. This specimen, from the Perpignan mint, is a fairly common date but is scarce compared to the 1811-A (over 31 million minted).

Recorded mintage: 1,212,418.

Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 37 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier.

Catalog reference: F.307/37, Gad-584, KM 694.12, Dav-85.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • 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.
  • Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 155, Collection Marc Bar et Distinctions de Jean-Baptiste Nothomb, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.
  • George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.

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