France 1719-AA 10 sols

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Jean Elsen sale 146, lot 178

This specimen was lot 178 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €120 (about US$175 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR 10 sols de Navarre (douzième d'écu), 1719AA, Metz. D/ B. enfantin à d., l., dr. et cuir. R/ Ecu écartelé de France-Navarre, échancré et couronné, accosté de la valeur. Rare Avec deux points sous l'écu, au-dessus de AA. Gradé PCGS AU55. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver ten sols of Navarre (one twelfth écu) of 1719, Metz mint. Obverse: laureate and armored young bust to right; reverse: crowned and quartered arms of France and Navarre divide the value. Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This coin, called a ten sols de France et de Navarre, was part of the John Law issues of 1719-23. It was worth 10 sols (one fourth of the petit louis d'argent) and was struck 1719 only. The succeeding type, the douzieme d'écu à l'écusson de France, was set equal to 15 sols and was struck over this type.

Recorded mintage: 548,640, a fairly common date[2].

Specification: 2.04 g, 0.917 fine silver, 20 mm diameter, reeded edge, Engraved by Norbert Roëttiers, this specimen 24,07 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 852, Dupl-1662; Gad-287; L4L 435.

Source:

  • [2]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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 146: Collection Anthony Lorrain Monnaies de Metz, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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