France 1811-I franc

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Jean Elsen sale 147, lot 1660

This specimen was lot 1660 in Jean Elsen sale 147 (Brussels, June 2021), where it sold for €180 (about US$263 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Napoléon Ier (1804-1814), AR 1 franc, 1811I, Limoges. Très Beau. (empire of France, Napoleon, 1804-14, silver franc of 1811, Limoges mint. Very Fine.)"

This issue, from the Bayonne mint, is a better date of a type struck 1809-14. In 1806 the French revolutionary calendar was dropped and normal AD dating resumed. This type is the last and probably the most available Napoleonic franc. It was demonetized in 1869. A complete set of this type comprises 74 date and mintmark combinations, many very rare. This date is priced[2] about 2½ times the common date (1811-A).

Recorded mintage: 84,602.

Specification: 23 mm diameter, 5 grams, 0.900 fine silver, reeded edge, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier.

Catalog reference: F.205/32, Gad-447, KM 692.6.

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.
  • [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 147: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.

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