France 1855-BB 10 francs

Jean Elsen sale 160, lot 1925

This specimen was lot 1925 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €260 (about US$329 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Napoléon III (1852-1870), AV 10 francs, 1855 BB, Strasbourg. Rare. Beau. (empire of France, Napoleon III, gold ten francs of 1855, Strasbourg mint. Rare, fine.)"

This specimen, from the Strasbourg mint, is a scarce date of a series struck in France 1855-60. The ten francs d'or is, as a class, much scarcer than the contemporary twenty francs d'or. It is especially rare to find in nice condition. The earlier type (Fr-576), with a 17 mm diameter, was struck 1854-55 only and is very scarce.

Recorded mintage: 32,146^[2].

Specification: 3.23 g, 0.900 fine gold, 19 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: F.506/2, KM-784.4; Gad-1014; Fr-577.

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.
Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
^[2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

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