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| − | ''Specification:'' 21 mm diameter, 6.45 grams, .900 fine gold, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, Designed by August François Michaud, 1786-1879); this specimen 6.42 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 21 mm diameter, 6.45 grams, 0.900 fine gold, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, Designed by August François Michaud, 1786-1879); this specimen 6.42 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' Gadoury 1028, Schl. 140. Fr-538, F.519/24, KM 712.1. | ''Catalog reference:'' Gadoury 1028, Schl. 140. Fr-538, F.519/24, KM 712.1. | ||
Revision as of 19:24, 23 September 2023
This specimen was lot 401 in Sincona sale 46 (Zurich, May 2018), where it sold for 700 CHF (about US$840 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Frankreich, Louis XVIII. 1814-1824. 20 Francs 1821 A, Paris. Seltener Jahrgang. Vorzüglich. (kingdom of France, Louis XVIII, 1814-24, twenty francs of 1821, Paris mint. Rare date, Extremely fine.)"
This issue, from the Paris mint, is one of a type struck during the reign of Louis XVIII from seven mints. Paris mint issues are reasonably common but the branch mint issues are generally rare. A complete set of this type (1816-24) comprises 34 date and mintmark combinations. Le Franc estimates a total mintage of 12.7 million for the whole type. All gold twenty francs were officially recalled in 1928 but effectively ceased to circulate during World War I.
Reported Mintage: 11,653, a scarce date.
Specification: 21 mm diameter, 6.45 grams, 0.900 fine gold, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, Designed by August François Michaud, 1786-1879); this specimen 6.42 g.
Catalog reference: Gadoury 1028, Schl. 140. Fr-538, F.519/24, KM 712.1.
- 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.
- 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.
- Bruce, Colin R., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 5th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2006.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2018.
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