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[[Image:France S51-2439.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 51, lot 2439]]
 
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This specimen was lot 2439 in Sincona sale 51 (Zurich, October 2018), where it sold for 600 CHF (about US$724 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''I. Kaiserreich. Napoleon I. 1804-1815. 20 Francs 1814 W, Lille. Selten. Vorzüglich. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung.'' (First empire of France, Napoleon I, 1804-15, twenty francs of 1814, Lille mint. Rare, Extremely fine, Extraordinary condition.)"</blockquote> This issue, from the Lille mint, is a better date of a type struck 1809-15. The twenty francs of Napoleon are divided into seven types, of which this is the final and most numerous. It was demonetized in 2005 but ceased to circulate in [[France]] during World War One.
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This specimen was lot 2439 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 600 CHF (about US$724 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''I. Kaiserreich. Napoleon I. 1804-1815. 20 Francs 1814 W, Lille. Selten. Vorzüglich. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung.'' (First empire of France, Napoleon I, 1804-15, twenty francs of 1814, Lille mint. Rare, Extremely fine, Extraordinary condition.)"</blockquote> This issue, from the Lille mint, is a better date of a type struck 1809-15. The twenty francs of Napoleon are divided into seven types, of which this is the final and most numerous. It was demonetized in 2005 but ceased to circulate in [[France]] during World War One.
  
 
A complete set of this type comprises 45 date and mintmark combinations. The entire production run, 1809-15, totaled about 14.3 million pieces. This date is priced about double the common date (1811A or 1812A).
 
A complete set of this type comprises 45 date and mintmark combinations. The entire production run, 1809-15, totaled about 14.3 million pieces. This date is priced about double the common date (1811A or 1812A).
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt,  ''Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies.''  Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt,  ''Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies.''  Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
 
* 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.
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* <sup>[2]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2018.
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* <sup>[2]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018.
 
* 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.
  
 
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* [[France 1814-BB decime|1814-BB décime "N"]]
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* [[France 1814-BB decime|1814-BB décime, "N"]]
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* [[France 1814-BB decime KM-701|1814-BB décime, "L"]]
 
* [[France 1814-A 1/2 franc|1814-A demi-franc, Napoleon]]
 
* [[France 1814-A 1/2 franc|1814-A demi-franc, Napoleon]]
 
* [[France 1814-A franc|1814-A franc, Napoleon]]
 
* [[France 1814-A franc|1814-A franc, Napoleon]]

Latest revision as of 10:24, 20 June 2025

Sincona sale 51, lot 2439

This specimen was lot 2439 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 600 CHF (about US$724 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"I. Kaiserreich. Napoleon I. 1804-1815. 20 Francs 1814 W, Lille. Selten. Vorzüglich. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (First empire of France, Napoleon I, 1804-15, twenty francs of 1814, Lille mint. Rare, Extremely fine, Extraordinary condition.)"

This issue, from the Lille mint, is a better date of a type struck 1809-15. The twenty francs of Napoleon are divided into seven types, of which this is the final and most numerous. It was demonetized in 2005 but ceased to circulate in France during World War One.

A complete set of this type comprises 45 date and mintmark combinations. The entire production run, 1809-15, totaled about 14.3 million pieces. This date is priced about double the common date (1811A or 1812A).

Specification: 21 mm diameter, 6.45 grams, 0.900 fine gold, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Designed by Jean-Pierre Droz (1746-1823) and Pierre Joseph Tiolier (1763-1819). This specimen 6.40 g.

Recorded Mintage: 15,539 plus 59,592 of F.517/9 (Louis XVIII)[1].

Catalog reference: F.516/42, Gadoury 1025. Fr-512, KM 695.10.

Source:

  • [1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
  • [2]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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