France 1814-L 5 francs

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 34307

This specimen was lot 34307 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $3,600. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Kingdom (First Restoration). 5 Francs, 1814-L. Bayonne Mint. Louis XVIII. PCGS MS-65. The single finest graded example of the date and mint in the PCGS census, this staggering Gem provides exceptional eye appeal and a soft argent-gray tone throughout, along with a great deal of dazzling brilliance. From the Richard Margolis Collection." This product of the Bayonne mint is a common date of a type struck 1814-15 during Louis XVIII's first restoration. A complete set comprises 31 date and mintmark combinations.

Recorded mintage: 1,901,563^[2]. None were struck for Napoleon.

Specification: 25 grams, 0.900 fine silver, 37 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM.

Catalog reference: Dav-86; Sobin-59; KM-702.8; Gad-591; F.308/8.

Source:

Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
^[2]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.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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