France 1677-D 4 sols

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from the Mountain Groan Collection
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This quatre sols des Traitants is a rather unusual product of the Vimy mint (not Lyon, despite the "D" mintmark). It was accompanied by a two sols (KM 246). Its production was farmed out to contractors who produced large quantities, likely more than was reported to the government. This is one of the few French coins of the 1662-1690 period that can be called common.

Recorded mintage: 22,538,325.

Specification: 1.63 g, .798 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 232.2, Dr/4 № 753B.

Source:

  • Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.

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