France 1807-W 20 francs

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Jean Elsen sale 123, lot 828
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This specimen was lot 828 in Jean Elsen sale 123 (Brussels, December 2014), where it sold for €320 (about US$465 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Napoléon Ier (1804-1814), AV 20 francs, 1807 W, Lille. Tête nue. Type transitoire à la grosse tête. 5181 p. frappées. Rare. Griffe au droit. Beau à Très Beau. (France, Napoleon I (1804-14) gold twenty francs of 1807, Lille mint, bare head, transitional type to the large head, 5181 pieces struck. Rare, obverse scratch, good to very good.)"

Gold coins of the French branch mints are very scarce as a class and probably underpriced. This type was struck 1807 only at four mints of which only Paris is common.

Recorded mintage: 5,163[2].

Specification: 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, edge lettered *DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE*.

Catalog reference: Gad-1023a, F.514/4, KM A687.

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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 123, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2014.

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