France 1808-A 40 francs

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Jean Elsen sale 124, lot 1017

This specimen was lot 1017 in Jean Elsen sale 124 (Brussels, March 2015), where it sold for €400 (about US$499 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Napoléon Ier (1804-1814), AV 40 francs, 1808 A, Paris. Tête laurée. Très Beau. (France, Napoleon I (1804-14), gold forty francs of 1808, Paris mint, laureate head. Very fine.)"

The French empire produced large quantities of gold coins, made from metal looted from countries Napoleon conquered. However, nearly all of it was produced at Paris, leaving the branch mint issues quite scarce today. This issue from Paris is the most common of the six known dates for the type.

Recorded mintage: 43,765[2], the highest mintage date.

Specification: 12.90 g, 0.900 fine gold, 26 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Pierre-Joseph Tiolier and Jean-Pierre Droz.

Catalog reference: Gad-1083; Fr-493, F.540/2.

Sources:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 124, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2015.

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