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This specimen was lot 1754 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €280 (about US$364 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Napoléon Ier (1804-1814), AR 2 francs, 1807 W, Lille. Rare. Patine inégale au droit. Très Beau.'' (empire of [[France]], Napoleon I, 1804-14, silver two francs of 1807, Lille mint. Rare, uneven toning on the obverse, Very Fine.)"</blockquote> The type was struck at Lille years 13-14 and 1806-07. The Paris mint adopted a curly haired bust of Napoleon in 1807 which was contemptuously rejected by the Emperor and replaced by the laureate head, which the Lille mint did not adopt until 1808.
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This specimen was lot 1754 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €280 (about US$364 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Napoléon Ier (1804-1814), AR 2 francs, 1807 W, Lille. Rare. Patine inégale au droit. Très Beau.'' (empire of [[France]], Napoleon I, 1804-14, silver two francs of 1807, Lille mint. Rare, uneven toning on the obverse, Very Fine.)"</blockquote> The type was struck at Lille years 13-14 and 1806-07. The Paris mint adopted a curly haired bust of Napoleon in 1807 which was contemptuously rejected by the Emperor and replaced by the laureate head, which the Lille mint did not adopt until 1808. ''Le Franc'' comments, "''ce millésime est plus facile a trouver que son chiffre de fabrication ne le laisserait supposer.''"
  
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''Reported Mintage:'' 4,114, a rare date.
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''Reported Mintage:'' 4,114, a scarce date.
  
 
''Specification:'' 10 g, 0.900 fine silver, 27 mm diameter.  
 
''Specification:'' 10 g, 0.900 fine silver, 27 mm diameter.  
  
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''Catalog reference:'' KM 658.15, F.limonite, Gad. 496.  
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''Catalog reference:'' KM 658.15, F.252/17, Gad. 496.  
  
 
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Revision as of 18:23, 5 April 2024

Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 1754

This specimen was lot 1754 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €280 (about US$364 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Napoléon Ier (1804-1814), AR 2 francs, 1807 W, Lille. Rare. Patine inégale au droit. Très Beau. (empire of France, Napoleon I, 1804-14, silver two francs of 1807, Lille mint. Rare, uneven toning on the obverse, Very Fine.)"

The type was struck at Lille years 13-14 and 1806-07. The Paris mint adopted a curly haired bust of Napoleon in 1807 which was contemptuously rejected by the Emperor and replaced by the laureate head, which the Lille mint did not adopt until 1808. Le Franc comments, "ce millésime est plus facile a trouver que son chiffre de fabrication ne le laisserait supposer."

Reported Mintage: 4,114, a scarce date.

Specification: 10 g, 0.900 fine silver, 27 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 658.15, F.252/17, Gad. 496.

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.
  • Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2013.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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