France 1814-A 1/2 franc

Jean Elsen sale 122, lot 930

This specimen was lot 930 in Jean Elsen sale 122 (Brussels, September 2014), where it sold for €100 (about US$153 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Napoléon Ier (1804-1814), AR demi-franc, 1814 A, Paris. Fines griffes sur la joue. presque Superbe. (France, Napoleon I (1804-14), silver half franc of 1814, Paris mint, fine scratches on the jaw, about extremely fine.)"

This dime-sized coin was struck at Paris under the régime of Napoleon as emperor. The type was struck 1809-14 and is most available of the Napoleonic demi-francs. It was demonetized in 1869. The catalog^[2] notes 65 dates for the type, some very rare. This date is priced about triple the common date (1813-A).

Recorded mintage: 106,620^[2].

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

Catalog reference: Gad-399, F.178/64.

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.
^[2]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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