France 1807/6-K 1/4 franc

Stephen Album sale 43, lot 1222

This specimen was lot 1222 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE: Napoleon I, as Emperor, 1804-1814, AR ¼ franc, 1807/6-K, lightly cleaned, mintage of only 5,538 pieces, F-VF, Scarce." This is a scarce date of a type struck 1806-07 at six mints. Le Franc reports that all known specimens are the overdate shown here.

Recorded mintage: 5,520.

Specification: 1.25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 15 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-670.3, Gadoury-347, F-159.7.

Source:

• 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.
• Guilloteau, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, Colonies 1670-1942 et Metropole 1774-1942, Versailles, 1942.
• Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 43, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2021.

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• 1807-A ¼ franc
• 1807-M ¼ franc
• 1807-U ¼ franc
• 1807-A ½ franc
• 1807-Q ½ franc
• 1807-Q franc
• 1807-U franc
• 1807-W franc
• 1807-A 2 francs, bare head
• 1807-A 2 francs, laureate head
• 1807-I 2 francs
• 1807-K 2 francs
• 1807-M 2 francs
• 1807-U 2 francs
• 1807-W 2 francs
• 1807-T 5 francs
• 1807-U 5 francs
• 1807-W 5 francs
• 1807-A 20 francs, bare head
• 1807-A 20 francs, laureate head
• 1807-M 20 francs
• 1807-U 20 francs
• 1807-W 20 francs
• 1807-A 40 francs, bare head
• 1807-A 40 francs, laureate head
• 1807-I 40 francs d'or
• 1807-M 40 francs d'or
• 1807-U 40 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1807