France 1832-D franc

Sincona sale 57, lot 2936

This specimen was lot 2936 in Sincona sale 57 (Zurich, May 2019), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$238 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Louis Philippe, 1830-1848. 1 Franc 1832 D, Lyon. Sehr selten. Sehr schön. (kingdom of France, Louis Philippe, 1830-48, one franc of 1832, Lyon mint. Very rare, Very fine.)"

This issue, from the Lyon mint, is the first date of a type struck 1832-48. This design, by Domard, replaced the Tiolier bust type struck 1831 only. It was demonetized in 1869. A complete set of this type comprises 118 date and mintmark combinations, many very rare. The entire production run, 1832-48, totaled about 18.1 million pieces. The production of five franc pieces in the same period was 289 million.

Recorded mintage: 127,209^[2].

Specification: 23 mm diameter, 5 grams, 0.900 fine silver, reeded edge, this specimen 4.95 g. Designed by Joseph François Domard, 1792-1858.

Catalog reference: F.210/4, KM-748.3; Gad-453.

Source:

• ^[2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
• 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.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 57: World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2019.

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• 1831-B franc
• 1832-A ¼ franc
• 1832-T ¼ franc
• 1832-A ½ franc
• 1832-T ½ franc
• 1832-A franc
• 1832-K franc
• 1832-T franc
• 1832-W franc
• 1832-A 2 francs
• 1832-B 2 francs
• 1832-H 2 francs
• 1832-M 5 francs
• 1832-T 2 francs
• 1832-A 5 francs
• 1832-D 5 francs
• 1832-H 5 francs
• 1832-W 5 francs
• 1832-B 20 francs
• 1832-W 20 francs
• 1832-A 40 francs
• 1832-B 40 francs
• 1833-B franc
• Coins and currency dated 1832