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[[Image:France AN14W 40 francs S18-2229q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 2229]]
 
[[Image:France AN14W 40 francs S18-2229q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 2229]]
  
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This specimen was lot 2229 in Sincona sale 18 (Zurich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 3,200 (about US$4,216 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''40 Francs AN 14 (1805). Lille Selten. Sehr schön.'' (republic of [[France]], Napoleon I, forty francs of the year 14, Lille mint, rare, very fine.)"</blockquote> While the AN 14-A is fairly common, the AN 14-U and AN 14-W are both very rare.
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This specimen was lot 2229 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 3,200 (about US$4,216 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''40 Francs AN 14 (1805). Lille Selten. Sehr schön.'' (republic of [[France]], Napoleon I, forty francs of the year 14, Lille mint, rare, very fine.)"</blockquote> While the AN 14-A is fairly common, the AN 14-U and AN 14-W are both very rare.
  
 
''Recorded mintage'': unknown but rare.
 
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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.
 
* Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt,  ''Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies.''  Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
 
* Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt,  ''Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies.''  Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
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* <sup>[2]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2014.  
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* <sup>[2]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.  
  
 
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* [[France AN14-A franc|An 14-A franc]]
 
* [[France AN14-A franc|An 14-A franc]]
 
* [[France AN14-H franc|AN 14-H franc]]
 
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* [[France AN14-MA franc|An 14-MA franc]]
 
* [[France AN14-W franc|An 14-W franc]]
 
* [[France AN14-W franc|An 14-W franc]]
 
* [[France AN14-A 2 francs|An 14-A 2 francs]]
 
* [[France AN14-A 2 francs|An 14-A 2 francs]]
 
* [[France AN14-H 2 francs|An 14-H 2 francs]]
 
* [[France AN14-H 2 francs|An 14-H 2 francs]]
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* [[France AN14-I 2 francs|An 14-I 2 francs]]
 
* [[France AN14-K 2 francs|An 14-K 2 francs]]
 
* [[France AN14-K 2 francs|An 14-K 2 francs]]
 
* [[France AN14-L 2 francs|AN14-L 2 francs]]
 
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* [[France AN14-D 5 francs|An 14-D 5 francs]]
 
* [[France AN14-D 5 francs|An 14-D 5 francs]]
 
* [[France AN14-H 5 francs|An 14-H 5 francs]]
 
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* [[France AN14-L 5 francs|AN 14-L 5 francs]]
 
* [[France AN14-U 5 francs|AN 14-U 5 francs]]
 
* [[France AN14-U 5 francs|AN 14-U 5 francs]]
 
* [[France AN14-W 5 francs|An 14-W 5 francs]]
 
* [[France AN14-W 5 francs|An 14-W 5 francs]]

Latest revision as of 11:21, 29 September 2025

Sincona sale 18, lot 2229

This specimen was lot 2229 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 3,200 (about US$4,216 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"40 Francs AN 14 (1805). Lille Selten. Sehr schön. (republic of France, Napoleon I, forty francs of the year 14, Lille mint, rare, very fine.)"

While the AN 14-A is fairly common, the AN 14-U and AN 14-W are both very rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: 12.90 g, 0.900 fine gold, 26 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Pierre-Joseph Tiolier and Jean-Pierre Droz, this specimen 12.82 g.

Catalog reference: Gadoury 1081, Schl. 11. Fr-483, F.537/4.

Sources:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • 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.
  • [2]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

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