France 1807-M 40 Francs

Sincona sale 18, lot 2239

This specimen was lot 2239 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 1,300 (about US$1,713 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"40 Francs 1807. Toulouse Selten. Sehr schön. (empire of France, Napoleon I, forty francs of 1807, Toulouse mint, rare, very fine.)"

While the 1807-A is scarce, the 1807-I, 1807-M, 1807-U and 1807-W are all rare.

Recorded mintage: 4,940.

Specification: 12.90 g, 0.900 fine gold, 26 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Pierre-Joseph Tiolier and Jean-Pierre Droz, this specimen 12.81 g.

Catalog reference: Gadoury 1082. Schl. 27. Fr-486. F.539/3.

Sources:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• 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, 2014.
• ^[2]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

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• 1806-M 40 francs
• 1806-U 40 francs d'or
• 1807-A ¼ franc
• 1807/6-K ¼ franc
• 1807-M ¼ franc
• 1807-U ¼ franc
• 1807-A ½ franc
• 1807-W franc
• 1807-A 2 francs, bare head
• 1807-A 2 francs, laureate head
• 1807-I 2 francs
• 1807-W 2 francs
• 1807-Q ½ franc
• 1807-A franc
• 1807-T 5 francs
• 1807-U 5 francs
• 1807-W 5 francs
• 1807-A 20 francs, bare head
• 1807-A 20 francs, laureate head
• 1807-M 20 francs
• 1807-U 20 francs
• 1807-W 20 francs
• 1807-A 40 francs, bare head
• 1807-A 40 francs, laureate head
• 1807-I 40 francs d'or
• 1807-U 40 francs d'or
• 1807-W 40 francs d'or
• 1808-H 40 francs d'or
• 1808-M 40 francs d'or
• Coins and currency dated 1807
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