Posted 08/12/2012 05:03 am
My much-circulated 1811A 40F A sur coq is one of my favourite coins.
It was the year that the Emperor's son was born, and the Empire itself reached its greatest extent: it was all downhill after that.
Victor GADOURY in "Monnaies Francaises" (seizieme edition, 2003) refers to "A regrave sur le coq", but does not give any estimate of the population. Regarding catalogue value, he puts the variety about 20% above the "ordinary" 1811A.
Generally, they are referred to as "A sur coq", or "A regrave".
A few years ago, I searched every 1811A on ebay - only three out of 90 were the "variety".
All the ones I have seen are well-circulated. Maybe a high-grade example might attract a serious premium ?
I must say that I sometime reflect on that poor mint-worker, who started early, probably on a Monday, and realized, too late, that the rooster was on the wrong side, and then attempted to rectify the error ... only to find himself still being discussed 201 years later on the Internet ...
It was the year that the Emperor's son was born, and the Empire itself reached its greatest extent: it was all downhill after that.
Victor GADOURY in "Monnaies Francaises" (seizieme edition, 2003) refers to "A regrave sur le coq", but does not give any estimate of the population. Regarding catalogue value, he puts the variety about 20% above the "ordinary" 1811A.
Generally, they are referred to as "A sur coq", or "A regrave".
A few years ago, I searched every 1811A on ebay - only three out of 90 were the "variety".
All the ones I have seen are well-circulated. Maybe a high-grade example might attract a serious premium ?
I must say that I sometime reflect on that poor mint-worker, who started early, probably on a Monday, and realized, too late, that the rooster was on the wrong side, and then attempted to rectify the error ... only to find himself still being discussed 201 years later on the Internet ...
Edited by Peter THOMAS
08/12/2012 2:49 pm
08/12/2012 2:49 pm
