France 1806-Q 1/2 franc

Stack's Bowers September 2025 ANA sale, lot 43405

This specimen was lot 43405 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Empire. Demi-Franc (1/2 Franc), 1806-Q. Perpignan Mint. Napoleon I. PCGS AU-55. Surpassed in the PCGS census by just one other, this issue from a SCARCER mint displays very little in the way of actual handling, remaining exceptional[ly] wholesome and original. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Alain Weil in Paris on 10 February 1977 for $135)." In 1806 the French revolutionary calendar was dropped and normal AD dating resumed. This type was struck 1806-07 with eleven different date-mintmark combinations, of which the 1806-A is the only one at all common.

Recorded mintage: 15,347.

Specifications: 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, decorated edge, 18 mm diameter, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier (1763-1819).

Catalog reference: KM-671.6; Gad-396; F.175/5.

Sources:

Gigante, Fabio, Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed. Varese, Italy, 2015.
Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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