New reference book! Le Franc Les Essais, Les Archives - Louis XVIII (1814-1824)

Philippe Théret and Michel Taillard supported by the associations ADF (Friends of the Franc) and ADAN (Friends of Numismatic Authors) have worked to provide collectors and professionals with new tools to approach the fascinating field of French essays of the period 1803 to 1870. That is to say from the creation of the Germinal Franc under Napoleon Bonaparte to the fall of Napoleon III.
The field of essays is wide: coin design contest essays, design trials, splashers, trial strikes, patterns, branch mint trials, political propaganda essay strikes, presentation strikes for dignitaries, proof strikes, restrikes for collectors, Mint Visit strikes (Paris mint and branch mints) etc. After Napoleon I, the second volume dedicated to Louis XVIII has just been published by CGB Numismatique Paris.

The most important public institutions have collaborated in the realization of these works:

• The Monnaie de Paris opened the doors of its cabinet (4,500 photos taken) but also those of the redzone of the Pessac mint, where the museum's monetary tools are kept (12,000 photos taken);

• The BnF (Bibliothèque Nationale de France) allowed us to study and photograph their prestigious19th century period, numismatic collections (5,000 photos taken);

• The Carnavalet Museum and its most precious numismatic collection (2,500 photos taken);

• The cabinet of the Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique.

In addition to these important contributions, 160,000 pages of archives have been digitized and examined over the past 20 years. This has allowed us to better understand the essays and in many cases the manufacturing figures!

For this series of books, the structure of each book will remain the same: the first part will be dedicated to the archives, a second part dedicated to the census catalog (with price quotes) and finally a third part with full page photo plates.

You may order Le Franc Les Essais, Les Archives - Louis XVIII (1814-1824) - price is 59€ - directly on our website cgbfr.com: https://www.cgbfr.com/le-franc-les-essais-les-archives-louis-xviii-1814-1824-theret-philippe-taillard-michel,lf28,a.html