France 1812-W franc

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Jean Elsen sale 124, lot 1037

This specimen was lot 1037 in Jean Elsen sale 124 (Brussels, March 2015), where it sold for €200 (about US$249 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Napoléon Ier (1804-1814), AR 1 franc, 1812 W, Lille. Belle patine. Superbe. (France, Napoleon I (1804-14), silver one franc of 1812, Lille mint, nice toning, extremely fine.)"

This issue, from the Bayonne mint, is a better date of a type struck 1809-14. In 1806 the French revolutionary calendar was dropped and normal AD dating resumed. This type is the last and probably the most available Napoleonic franc. It was demonetized in 1869. A complete set of this type comprises 74 date and mintmark combinations, many very rare. This date is priced[1] about 80% more than the common date (1811-A).

Specification: 23 mm diameter, 5 grams, 0.900 fine silver, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier.

Recorded mintage: 143,400[1].

Catalog reference: Gad-447, F.205/56, KM 692.13.

Source:

  • 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]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 124, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2015.

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