France 1808-BB 5 centimes

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Jean Elsen sale 117, lot 1820
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This specimen was lot 1820 in Jean Elsen sale 117 (Brussels, June 2013), where it sold for €140 (about US$221 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Napoléon Ier (1804-1814), Cu 5 centimes, 1808 BB, Strasbourg. Très Beau. (France, Napoleon I (1804-14), copper five centimes of 1808, Strasbourg mint, very fine.)"

This coin was issued by the Strasbourg mint for circulation in Germany. Some authorities do not deem it a French coin at all. The incuse design is strongly reminiscent of the billon ten centimes issues at the same time.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier.

Catalog reference: KM 689, Gad-127.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 117: Collection Jean-Jacques Symoens, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses fils, S.A., 2013.
  • 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.

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