France 1812-B 1/2 franc

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Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 34196
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This specimen was lot 34196 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Empire. Demi-Franc (1/2 Franc), 1812-B. Rouen Mint. Napoleon I. PCGS MS-64. Tied with just one other example for the only specimens of the date and mint in the PCGS census, this robust near-Gem provides mostly argent gray surfaces that are elevated by some burnished golden-olive hues around the devices. From the Richard Margolis Collection." This type was struck in France at numerous mints 1809-14 and a complete set comprises 64 dates and mintmarks. This date from the Rouen mint is fairly common.

Recorded mintage: 192,143[2].

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, reeded edge. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, 1763-1819.

Catalog reference: KM-691.2; Gad-399; F.178/37.

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.
  • [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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