France 1829-A franc
This specimen was lot 382 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $726. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE, Royal (Restored). Charles X. 1824-1830. AR Franc. Paris mint; différents: initials/anchor. Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier, engraver general. Jean-Pierre Collot, director. Dated 1829 A. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64. Deep iridescent tone." A complete set of this type comprises 84 date and mintmark combinations, many very rare. The entire production run, 1825-30, totaled about 5.3 million pieces. The production of five franc pieces in the same period was 123 million. This date is priced about 80% more than the commonest dates (1828A and 1828W).
Recorded mintage: 289,484[2].
Specification: 5 g, .900 fine silver, 23 mm diameter, reeded edge. Designed by Auguste François Michaut, 1786-1879. This specimen is Ø23 mm, 5.05 g, 6h axis.
Catalog reference: VG 450; KM 724.1, F.207/49.
- 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]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.
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