France 1808-K 1/2 franc

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Jean Elsen sale 122, lot 918
France 1808K demi franc rev JElsen 122-918.jpg

This specimen was lot 918 in Jean Elsen sale 122 (Brussels, September 2014), where it sold for €80 (about US$123 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Napoléon Ier (1804-1814), AR demi-franc, 1808 K, Bordeaux. Très Beau. (France, Napoleon I (1804-14), silver half franc of 1808, Bordeaux mint, very fine.)"

This type was struck 1807-08 in France with sixteen different date-mintmark combinations, of which the 1808-A is the most common. This date is priced about triple the common date.

Recorded mintage: 363,263.

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, decorated edge, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier.

Catalog reference: Gad-398, F.177A/9.

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]Philippe Elsen et al., Vente Publique 122: Collection de monnaies chinoises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S. A., 2014.

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