France 1808-BB franc

Ponterio sale 151, lot 9178

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

This specimen was lot 9178 in Ponterio sale 151 (Baltimore, November 2009), where it sold for $385.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Franc, 1808-BB. Minor adjustment marks, nice strike. BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED." This type was struck 1808 only and represents the fifth type of franc struck under the new decimal coinage system. This Strasbourg mint issue is unusually common for a branch mint issue but still expensive in nice condition.

Recorded mintage: 2,125,766^[2].

Specification: 23 mm diameter, 5 grams, 0.900 fine silver, decorated edge. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, 1763-1819.

Catalog reference: KM 682.3, F.204/4.

Source:

• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 151: The 2009 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2009.
• ^[2]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.
• Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.

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• 1806-A franc
• 1808-BB 5 centimes
• 1808-A billon 10 centimes
• 1808-M billon 10 centimes
• 1808-W billon 10 centimes
• 1808-A ¼ franc
• 1808-I ¼ franc
• 1808-A ½ franc
• 1808-D ½ franc
• 1808-H ½ franc
• 1808-I ½ franc
• 1808-K ½ franc
• 1808-A franc
• 1808-D franc
• 1808-H franc
• 1808-T franc
• 1808-W franc
• 1808-A 2 francs
• 1808-B 2 francs
• 1808-L 2 francs
• 1808-W 2 francs
• 1808-A 5 francs
• 1808-B 5 francs
• 1808-M 5 francs
• 1808-A 20 francs d'or
• 1808-M 20 francs d'or
• 1808-Q 20 francs d'or
• 1808-W 20 francs d'or
• 1808-A 40 francs d'or
• 1808-H 40 francs d'or
• 1808-M 40 francs d'or
• 1808-U 40 francs d'or
• 1808-W 40 francs d'or
• Coins and currency dated 1808