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[[Image:France 1871A franc CNG 436.jpg|550px|thumb|CNG Lissner collection, lot 436]] | [[Image:France 1871A franc CNG 436.jpg|550px|thumb|CNG Lissner collection, lot 436]] | ||
| + | [[Image:SB126-47041o.jpg|300px|thumb|from Stack's Bowers 2026 NYINC sale, lot 47041]] | ||
| + | [[Image:SB126-47041r.jpg|300px|thumb|small mintmark]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 436 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $665.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "FRANCE, Le Gouvernement de la Défense Nationale. 1870-1871. AR Franc. Paris mint; différents: bee and anchor. Désiré-Albert Barre, engraver general. Renouard de Bussière, director. Dated 1871 A. Large A variety. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 66. Gem violet gray patina overall. Highest ever graded for the date and variety." This issue, from the Paris mint, is from a type struck 1871-95 during the Third Republic of [[France]]. This date is common in circulated condition. The large "A" variety shown | + | This specimen was lot 436 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $665.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "FRANCE, Le Gouvernement de la Défense Nationale. 1870-1871. AR Franc. Paris mint; différents: bee and anchor. Désiré-Albert Barre, engraver general. Renouard de Bussière, director. Dated 1871 A. Large A variety. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 66. Gem violet gray patina overall. Highest ever graded for the date and variety." This issue, from the Paris mint, is from a type struck 1871-95 during the Third Republic of [[France]]. This date is common in circulated condition. The large "A" variety shown in the first specimen is given a slight premium over the small "A" mintmark. The second specimen was lot 47041 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $192. The catalog description<sup>[3]</sup> noted, "FRANCE. Franc, 1871-A. Paris Mint. PCGS MS-65. Variety with small "A" mint mark." |
''Recorded mintage:'' 3,305,969<sup>[2]</sup>. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 3,305,969<sup>[2]</sup>. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 23 mm diameter, reeded edge, | + | ''Specification:'' 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 23 mm diameter, reeded edge, the first specimen Ø22 mm, 5.02 g, 6h axis. |
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Gad-465; KM 822.1, F.216/1. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., ''The Richard Lissner Collection,'' Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., ''The Richard Lissner Collection,'' Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014. | ||
* <sup>[2]</sup>Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, ''Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies.'' Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014. | * <sup>[2]</sup>Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, ''Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies.'' Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014. | ||
| + | * <sup>[3]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''January 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection'', Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025. | ||
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
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* [[Coins and currency dated 1871]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1871]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Selections from the Lissner Collection]][[Category:Silver minors of France]] | + | [[Category:Selections from the Lissner Collection]][[Category:Silver minors of France]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2026 NYINC sale]] |
Latest revision as of 16:43, 29 January 2026
This specimen was lot 436 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $665.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE, Le Gouvernement de la Défense Nationale. 1870-1871. AR Franc. Paris mint; différents: bee and anchor. Désiré-Albert Barre, engraver general. Renouard de Bussière, director. Dated 1871 A. Large A variety. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 66. Gem violet gray patina overall. Highest ever graded for the date and variety." This issue, from the Paris mint, is from a type struck 1871-95 during the Third Republic of France. This date is common in circulated condition. The large "A" variety shown in the first specimen is given a slight premium over the small "A" mintmark. The second specimen was lot 47041 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[3] noted, "FRANCE. Franc, 1871-A. Paris Mint. PCGS MS-65. Variety with small "A" mint mark."
Recorded mintage: 3,305,969[2].
Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 23 mm diameter, reeded edge, the first specimen Ø22 mm, 5.02 g, 6h axis.
Catalog reference: Gad-465; KM 822.1, F.216/1.
- 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.
- [1]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.
- [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
- [3]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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- 1870-BB franc
- 1871-A 5 centimes
- 1871-K 10 centimes
- 1871-A 50 centimes
- 1871-K franc
- 1871-A 2 francs with legend
- 1871-K 2 francs without legend
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- 1871-K 5 francs, Hercules type
- 1871-A 20 francs d'or
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- Coins and currency dated 1871