France 1816-Q 20 francs

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Sincona sale 66, lot 1427

This specimen was lot 1427 in Sincona sale 66 (Zurich, October 2020), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$527 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE | Kingdom | misc. Louis XVIII. 1814-1824. 20 Francs 1816 Q, Perpignan. Gadoury 1028. Fr-540. Selten. Nur 8'244 Exemplare geprägt. Gutes sehr schön. (kingdom of France, Louis XVIII, 1814-24, twenty francs of 1816, Perpignan mint. Rare. Only 8,244 pieces struck, Good very fine.)"

This issue is one of a type struck during the reign of Louis XVIII from seven mints. This date is rare. A complete set of this type (1816-24) comprises 34 date and mintmark combinations. Le Franc[2] estimates a total mintage of 12.7 million for the whole type. All gold twenty francs were officially recalled in 1928 but effectively ceased to circulate during World War I.

Recorded mintage: 8,172[2].

Specification: 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, Designed by August François Michaud, 1786-1879, this specimen 6.41 g.

Catalog reference: F.519/3, Gad-1028; Fr-540, KM 712.7.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2020.

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