Caisse de Bonne Foi (1791) 3 sols token

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from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 43175
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This specimen was lot 43175 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $2,400. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE. Constitution. Caisse de Bonne Foi. Bronze 3 Sols Token Essai (Pattern), Year III (1791). Paris Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-64 Brown. Plain edge. By J.-L. Thévenon. Though not necessarily a difficult type to encounter, this token issue presents a level of quality that is no doubt RARELY seen, presenting a crisp strike, rich red-brown surfaces, and majestic luster abounding throughout. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from the Farouk Collection in March 1954). Ex: Palace Collections of Egypt [King Farouk] (Sotheby's - 3/1954) Lot # 2173 (part of). Ex: Virgil M. Brand Collection (as "Ferrari-Brand," Schulman - ca. 1932) #3003. Ex: Baron Phillipe de Ferrari la Renotière Collection."

A few were struck in silver.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, this specimen 6.59 g.

Catalog reference: KM Tn44, Maz-116 (C); Guilloteau-235.

Source:

  • Ciani, Louis, Les Monnaies Royales Françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI, avec indication de leur valuer actuelle, Paris, 1926 (reprinted in Barcelona, 1965).
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
  • Guilloteau, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, Colonies 1670-1942 et Metropole 1774-1942, Versailles, 1942.

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