France 1808-A franc

Jean Elsen sale 117, lot 1818

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 1818 in Jean Elsen sale 117 (Brussels, June 2013), where it sold for €110 (about US$173 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Napoléon Ier (1804-1814), AR 1 franc, 1808 A, Paris. Belle patine. Très Beau à Superbe. (France, Napoleon I (1804-14), silver franc of 1808, Paris mint. Nice toning, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1808 only and represents the fifth type of franc struck under the new decimal coinage system. This Paris mint issue is common.

Recorded mintage: 4,598,835.

Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 23 mm diameter, lettered edge, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier.

Catalog reference: F.204/2, Gad-466.

Source:

Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
^[1]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 117: Collection Jean-Jacques Symoens, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses fils, S.A., 2013.
Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
Guilloteau, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, Colonies 1670-1942 et Metropole 1774-1942, Versailles, 1942.
Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

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