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This specimen was lot 404 in Sincona sale 46 (Zurich, May 2018), where it sold for 700 CHF (about US$840 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Frankreich, Charles X. 1824-1830. 20 Francs 1826 Q, Perpignan. Selten. Sehr schön.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Charles X, 1824-30, twenty francs of 1826, Perpignan mint. Rare, Very fine.)"</blockquote> Paris mint issues are reasonably common but the branch mint issues are all rare. A complete set of this type (1825-30) comprises 17 date and mintmark combinations. ''Le Franc''<sup>[2]</sup> estimates a total mintage of 1.69 million for the whole type, compared to the preceding Louis XVIII 20 francs (1816-24), which number about 12.7 million. All gold twenty francs were officially recalled in 1928 but effectively ceased to circulate in France during World War I.  
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This specimen was lot 404 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 700 CHF (about US$840 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Frankreich, Charles X. 1824-1830. 20 Francs 1826 Q, Perpignan. Selten. Sehr schön.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Charles X, 1824-30, twenty francs of 1826, Perpignan mint. Rare, Very fine.)"</blockquote> Paris mint issues are reasonably common but the branch mint issues are all rare. A complete set of this type (1825-30) comprises 17 date and mintmark combinations. ''Le Franc''<sup>[2]</sup> estimates a total mintage of 1.69 million for the whole type, compared to the preceding Louis XVIII 20 francs (1816-24), which number about 12.7 million. All gold twenty francs were officially recalled in 1928 but effectively ceased to circulate in France during World War I.  
  
 
''Reported Mintage:'' 4,538, a scarce date.
 
''Reported Mintage:'' 4,538, a scarce date.

Revision as of 12:02, 10 June 2025

Sincona sale 46, lot 404

This specimen was lot 404 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 700 CHF (about US$840 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Frankreich, Charles X. 1824-1830. 20 Francs 1826 Q, Perpignan. Selten. Sehr schön. (kingdom of France, Charles X, 1824-30, twenty francs of 1826, Perpignan mint. Rare, Very fine.)"

Paris mint issues are reasonably common but the branch mint issues are all rare. A complete set of this type (1825-30) comprises 17 date and mintmark combinations. Le Franc[2] estimates a total mintage of 1.69 million for the whole type, compared to the preceding Louis XVIII 20 francs (1816-24), which number about 12.7 million. All gold twenty francs were officially recalled in 1928 but effectively ceased to circulate in France during World War I.

Reported Mintage: 4,538, 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 6.37 g.

Catalog reference: Gadoury 1029. Schl. 190. Fr-551, F.520/4.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [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.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2018.

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