France (1461) denier

Goldberg sale 128, lot 1712

This specimen was lot 1712 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $180. The catalog description^[1] noted, "France. Denier, undated (1461). Silver. Louis XI, 1461-1483. Two lilies. Reverse: Cross. The only example graded at PCGS. PCGS graded EF-40." The denier, or silver penny, was the main coin of Carolingian times. By the fifteenth century, it had been debased to near worthlessness. The second emission, of 1476, was only 0.079 fine. In the sixteenth century, the denier tournois and the double tournois were converted to copper coins.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.01 g, 0.106 fine silver, this specimen 16.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Dupl-563.

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.

Link to:

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• (1461-74)-P écu à la couronne, Perpignan mint
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