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''Recorded mintage:'' 38,734<sup>[1]</sup>, a rare date.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 38,734<sup>[1]</sup>, a rare date.
  
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''Specification:'' 2.5 g, .900 fine silver, plain edge, 18 mm diameter, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier (1763-1819).
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''Specification:'' 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, plain edge, 18 mm diameter, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier (1763-1819).
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' Gad. 399, KM 691.3; F.178/34.
 
''Catalog reference:'' Gad. 399, KM 691.3; F.178/34.

Revision as of 18:17, 23 September 2023

Jean Elsen sale 139, lot 893

This specimen was lot 894 in Jean Elsen sale 139 (Brussels, December 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[2] noted,

"FRANCE, Napoléon Ier (1804-1814), AR demi-franc, 1811U, Turin. Rare. Beau. (empire of France, Napoleon I, 1804-14, silver half franc of 1811, Turin mint. Rare, Fine.)"

This type was struck in France at numerous mints 1809-14 and a complete set comprises 64 dates and mintmarks.

Recorded mintage: 38,734[1], a rare date.

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

Catalog reference: Gad. 399, KM 691.3; F.178/34.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 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 139, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.

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