France 1828-A franc
This specimen was lot 1694 in Jean Elsen sale 147 (Brussels, June 2021), where it sold for €360 (about US$526 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Charles X (1824-1830), AR 1 franc, 1828A, Paris. Fines stries d'ajustage et petites taches. Belle patine irisée. Superbe. (kingdom of France, Charles X, 1824-30, silver franc of 1828, Paris mint. Fine adjustment marks and minor nicks, rainbow toning, Extremely Fine.)"
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.
Recorded mintage: 517,384[2], a common date.
Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, reeded edge, 23 mm diameter. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier (1763-1819).
Catalog reference: F.207/37, Gad-450.
- 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.
Links to:
- 1827-A franc
- 1827-W franc
- 1828-A ¼ franc
- 1828-BB ¼ franc
- 1828-H ¼ franc
- 1828-T ¼ franc
- 1828-W ¼ franc
- 1828-A ½ franc
- 1828-T ½ franc
- 1828-W ½ franc
- 1828-K franc
- 1828-Q franc
- 1828-T franc
- 1828-W franc
- 1828-A 2 francs
- 1828-BB 2 francs
- 1828-K 2 francs
- 1828-T 2 francs
- 1828-W 2 francs
- 1828-A 5 francs
- 1828-H 5 francs
- 1828-MA 5 francs
- 1828-T 5 francs
- 1828-W 5 francs
- 1828-A 20 francs
- 1828-T 20 francs
- 1828-W 20 francs
- 1828-A 40 francs
- 1829-MA franc
- Coins and currency dated 1828