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Revision as of 10:47, 30 September 2025

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 34149
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This specimen was lot 34149 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Empire. Mint Error -- Doubled Edge Lettering -- 2 Francs, 1811-B. Rouen Mint. Napoleon I. PCGS VF-30. An interesting error featuring a doubling of the edge lettering, this moderately circulated specimen should no doubt pique the interest of the more advanced collectors of the series. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Peters in 1972 for $8.50). Ex: Jess Peters (10/1972) Lot # 233 (part of)." In 1809, the reverse legend was changed from "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE" to "EMPIRE FRANCAISE" and struck in this form until 1814. It is the most common Napoleonic two francs after the Year 12. This date is fairly common.

Recorded mintage: 289,734.

Specification: 10 g, 0.900 fine silver, 27 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, 1763-1819.

Catalog reference: KM-693.2; Gad-501; F.255/25.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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