1 Franc Chambers of Commerce

Features

Issuer	France
Period	Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1920-1927
Value	1 Franc
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Copper-aluminium (91% Copper, 9% Aluminium)
Weight	4 g
Diameter	23 mm
Thickness	1.48 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	5 August 1949
Number	N# 705 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	F# 218, Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10^th edition). Les Chevau-légers, Paris, France. Gad# 468, Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25^th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco. KM# 876, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 197 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Mercury, the god of commerce (god of abundance and commercial success)

Script: Latin

Lettering:
COMMERCE INDUSTRIE
DOMARD INV.
1922

Translation:
Industry of Commerce
Domard Inverted (Invent)
1922

Engraver: Joseph-François Domard

Reverse

Denomination in center, lettering surrounding

Script: Latin

Lettering:
✿ CHAMBRES·DE·COMMERCE·DE·FRANCE
BON POUR
1
FRANC
BR. AL.

Translation:
Chambers of Commerce of France
Good For
1
Franc
Bronze-Aluminum

Engraver: Joseph-François Domard

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Paris, France (600-1973)
Mintmark of Paris

Comments

The weight can vary from 3.65 to 4.23 g.

Regarding open and closed digits:
These are not different dies but striking varieties, therefore artefacts punched with obstructed dies. For varieties lovers, we can simply note that all 2 exist either open or closed, but that they are closed only by a small residue of metal that got stuck there and not because of a different design die. We note the existence of 2 incompletely closed.
Extract from Franc 10

Trial strike

Variety 2 open or 2 close:

Variety 4 open or 4 close:

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1920									0.4%	F. 218/1 - Trial, see comment
1920	590 049		$ 1.40	$ 4.30	$ 5.40	$ 12	$ 75		13%	F. 218/2 - See comment
1921	54 571 959	$ 0.10	$ 0.41	$ 0.54	$ 0.64	$ 1.60	$ 4.30	$ 5.70	42%	F. 218/3 - See comment
1922	111 342 910	$ 0.33	$ 0.36	$ 0.54	$ 0.74	$ 1.30	$ 6.50	$ 6.50	58%	F. 218/4 - See comment
1923	140 137 683	$ 0.23	$ 0.44	$ 0.54	$ 0.54	$ 0.96	$ 2.20	$ 2.60	61%	F. 218/5 - See comment
1924	87 714 563	$ 0.15	$ 0.54	$ 0.54	$ 0.75	$ 1.30	$ 1.90	$ 6.50	37%	F. 218/6 - See comment
1925	36 522 732		$ 0.17	$ 0.54	$ 0.60	$ 2.00	$ 3.10		24%	F. 218/7 - See comment
1926	1 579 575		$ 3.20	$ 3.20	$ 7.60	$ 8.60			9%	F. 218/8 - See comment
1927	11 815 745		$ 0.65	$ 2.20	$ 2.20	$ 7.00	$ 7.00	$ 8.70	19%	F. 218/9 - See comment

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Price
	Katz Auction 67 Lot 1135	Sep 24, 2022	1922 – F. 218/4 - See comment	F	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 57 Lot 2578	Mar 19, 2022	1922 – F. 218/4 - See comment	F	USD 9.70 (EUR 9.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 61 Lot 2797	Jun 7, 2022	1922 – F. 218/4 - See comment		USD 10.78 (EUR 10.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 79 Lot 361	Mar 21, 2023	1923 – F. 218/5 - See comment	AU	USD 5.39 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 63 Lot 1142	Jul 26, 2022	1925 – F. 218/7 - See comment	AU	USD 8.62 (EUR 8.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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