France 1807-I 2 francs

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Jean Elsen sale 160, lot 2321
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This specimen was lot 2321 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €220 (about US$279 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Napoléon Ier (1804-1814), AR 2 francs, 1807 I (sur 1806), Limoges. Très rare. Coup de poinçon au droit. Beau à Très Beau. (empire of France, Napoleon I, 1804-14, silver two francs of 1807, Limoges mint, 1807/6 overdate. Very rare, attempted piercing on the obverse, fine to very fine.)"

This type was struck 1806-07 with seventeen different date-mintmark combinations, of which the 1806-A is the only one at all common. This type came after the revolutionary calendar was dropped but before the laureate bust was adopted.

Recorded mintage: 81,309[2].

Specification: 27 mm diameter, 10 grams, 0.900 fine silver, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, 1763-1819.

Catalog reference: F.252/9, KM 658.7, Gad-496 (plate coin).

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
  • [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

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