France 1844-W 1/4 franc

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This tiny coin was struck at Lille under the régime of king Louis Philippe of France (1830-48). It is a slightly scarcer date of a type struck 1831-45. All quarter francs of this reign are of this type, which is common. It was replaced in 1845 by a twenty-five centimes piece (F.167) and demonetized in 1852. The catalog^[1] notes 108 dates for the type, some very rare. This date is priced about 70% higher than the commonest date (1840-A).

Recorded mintage: 300,449^[1].

Specification: 1.25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 15 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: F.166/103, KM 740.4.

Source:

• 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]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

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• 1843-A ¼ franc
• 1843-B ¼ franc
• 1844-BB ¼ franc
• 1844-B franc
• 1844-W franc
• 1844-W 2 francs
• 1844-A 5 francs
• 1844-BB 5 francs
• 1844-W 5 francs
• 1844-A 20 francs
• 1844-W 20 francs
• 1845-A ¼ franc
• 1845-W ¼ franc
• Coins and currency dated 1844