France AN13-K 2 francs
This specimen was lot 71339 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $900. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Empire. 2 Francs, Year 13-K (1804/5). Bordeaux Mint. Napoleon I. PCGS EF-40. A SCARCER and more difficult date to acquire, this minor displays some deeper iridescence and even circulation, and stands as the only representative of the type in the PCGS census. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Hirsch in 1987 for $200). Ex: Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger 153 (2/1987) Lot # 2561." This type was struck AN 12-14 only and is rather scarce. It was demonetized in 1869. The catalog[2] notes 35 dates for the type, most very rare.
Recorded mintage: 35,726[2], a scarce date.
Specification: 10 grams, 0.900 fine silver, 27 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, 1763-1819.
Catalog reference: F.251/19, KM-658.8; Gad-495.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [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, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection and Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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