France 1807-I 40 francs

Stack's Bowers 2014 ANA sale, lot 30431

This specimen was lot 30431 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $851.88. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. 40 Franc, 1807-I. PCGS Genuine--Ex: Jewelry, EF Details." This date is priced about 25% more than the 1807-A but about 2½ times the 1808-A forty francs. it is, however, not as rare as the mintage would indicate.

Recorded mintage: 1,829.

Specification: 12.90 g, 0.900 fine gold, 26 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Pierre-Joseph Tiolier and Jean-Pierre Droz.

Catalog reference: Fr-485; KM-A688.2; Gad-1082a, F.539/2.

Sources:

• 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.
• Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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• 1806-M 40 francs
• 1806-U 40 francs d'or
• 1807-A ¼ franc
• 1807/6-K ¼ franc
• 1807-A ½ franc
• 1807-W franc
• 1807-A 2 francs, bare head
• 1807-A 2 francs, laureate head
• 1807-I 2 francs
• 1807-W 2 francs
• 1807-Q ½ franc
• 1807-A franc
• 1807-U 5 francs
• 1807-A 20 francs, bare head
• 1807-A 20 francs, laureate head
• 1807-M 20 francs
• 1807-U 20 francs
• 1807-W 20 francs
• 1807-A 40 francs, bare head
• 1807-A 40 francs, laureate head
• 1807-M 40 francs d'or
• 1807-U 40 francs d'or
• 1807-W 40 francs d'or
• 1808-H 40 francs d'or
• 1808-M 40 francs d'or
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