France 1719-AA 20 sols

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Jean Elsen sale 146, lot 177

This specimen was lot 177 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR 20 sols de Navarre (sixième 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 Traces d'ajustage. Gradé PCGS VF30. Beau à Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver twenty sols (1/6 écu) de Navarre of 1719, Metz mint. Obverse: laureate, draped and armored young bust right; reverse: crowned, quartered arms of France and Navarre. Rare, light adjustment marks, Fine - Very Fine.)"

This type was struck in large numbers 1719-20 and is common today.

Recorded mintage: 319,680, a scarce date[2].

Specification: silver, 11 deniers (.917 fine), 60 pieces to the mark (4.079 g), face value 20 sols, 23 mm diameter, Engraved by Norbert Roëttiers, this specimen 24,07 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 843, Dr/2 № 562, KM-440.3; Gad-295; DFW-434; Dupl-1661; L4L 434.

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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