France 1832-A 5 francs

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 NYINC sale, lot 22535

This specimen was lot 22535 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. 5 Francs, 1832-A. Paris Mint. Louis Philippe I. PCGS MS-61 Gold Shield. A well struck, very lightly toned crown with good field luster and a few light field marks." The silver five francs of Louis Philippe (1830-48) were issued in massive quantities from numerous mints. Le Franc^[2] estimates a total of 335 million were made, counting all sub-types. This issue, from the Lyon mint, is common. A complete set of this middle sub-type (1832-44) comprises 102 date and mintmark combinations, some quite scarce. All silver five francs were officially recalled in 1928 but ceased to circulate after World War I. This coin was legal tender in the United States until 1857 at a value of 93 cents.

Recorded mintage: 7,798,334, a common date.

Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 37 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Designed by Joseph François Domard, 1792-1858.

Catalog reference: Dav-91, F.324/1, KM-749.1; Gad-678.

Source:

Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
^[2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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