Caisse de Bonne Foy 1791 2 sols 6 deniers token

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from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 43176
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from the Mountain Groan Collection
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The first specimen was lot 43176 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE. Constitution. Caisse de Bonne Foi. Copper 2 Sols 6 Deniers Token, Year 3/1791. Paris Mint. PCGS MS-61 Brown Plain edge. By J.-P. Montagny. An enchanting token issue, this Mint State specimen presents alluring red-brown surfaces and some hints of brilliance remaining in the protected areas. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Nomisma [Serge Zaidman] in Paris on 13 February 1979)."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, this specimen 4.66 g.

Catalog reference: KM Tn37. Maz-114 (R1).

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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