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Revision as of 16:02, 14 February 2025

Jean Elsen sale 123, lot 923
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This specimen was lot 923 in Jean Elsen sale 123 (Brussels, December 2014), where it sold for €380 (about US$552 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"FRANCE, Louis XVIII, première restauration (1814-1815), AR 5 francs, 1814 H, La Rochelle. Rare. Très Beau. (France, Louis XVIII, first restoration (1814-15), silver five francs of 1814, La Rochelle mint. Rare, very fine.)"

This type was struck in France 1814-15 and many of the 31 known dates are rare.

Recorded mintage: 46,107[1]. This date is very scarce, verging on rare.

Specification: 37 mm diameter, 25 grams, 0.900 fine silver, .723 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 702.5, Dav-86, Gad-591, F.308/5.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • 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.
  • George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
  • [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 123, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2014.

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