France (1461) 1/2 blanc

Goldberg sale 128, lot 1716

This specimen was lot 1716 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "France. ½ Blanc a la couronne, ND (Saint-Lo). Billon. Louis XI, 1461-1483. Crown above shield of France. Reverse: Cross with one crown and lis in angles. PCGS graded Extremely Fine Detail (Environmental Damage)." This coin had a face value of five deniers tournois. A second emission of 1474 weighed 1.42 g.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.51 g, 0.359 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dupl-552; Ciani-758.

Source:

• Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome I, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
• Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.

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