France 1705-BB 10 sols

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Goldberg sale 128, lot 1755
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This specimen was lot 1755 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $36. The catalog description[1] noted, "France. 10 Sols-1/8 Ecu, 1705-BB (Strasbourg). Louis XIV. NGC graded VF-25." Shown is a 10 sols aux quatre couronnes (ten sous with four crowns) struck at the Strasbourg mint in the last years of Louis XIV's reign. The type was struck 1702-07 in substantial numbers but solely from the Metz ("AA") and Strasbourg ("BB") mints. This date is the common. The SCWC lists this as a 1/8 écu but Droulers[2] notes this coin is closer to a 1/7 écu.

Recorded mintage: 2,542,730[2].

Specification: 3.10 g, 0.833 fine silver, plain edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 710, Dr/2 № 513, Gad-132a, KM-348.2.

Source:

  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [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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