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''Specification:'' 2.5 g, .900 fine silver, plain edge, 18 mm diameter, this specimen 2.21 g. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier (1763-1819).  
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''Specification:'' 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, plain edge, 18 mm diameter, this specimen 2.21 g. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier (1763-1819).  
 
   
 
   
 
''Catalog reference:'' Gadoury 399, Montenegro 66 (R3), KM 691.14, F.178/8.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' Gadoury 399, Montenegro 66 (R3), KM 691.14, F.178/8.  

Revision as of 18:13, 23 September 2023

Sincona sale 51, lot 3517

This specimen was lot 3517 in Sincona sale 51 (Zurich, October 2018), where it sold for 160 CHF (about US$193 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Frankreich, I. Kaiserreich. Napoleon I. 1804-1815. 1/2 Franc 1809 U, Turin. Sehr selten. Schön. (France, first empire, Napoleon I, 1804-15, half franc of 1809, Turin mint. Very rare, Fine.)"

This type was struck at numerous mints 1809-14 and a complete set comprises 64 dates and mintmarks. This date from the Turin mint is rare, being priced ten times the common date (1810-A).

Recorded mintage: 5,841.

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, plain edge, 18 mm diameter, this specimen 2.21 g. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier (1763-1819).

Catalog reference: Gadoury 399, Montenegro 66 (R3), KM 691.14, F.178/8.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2018.

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