France 1719-B 20 sols

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Ponterio sale 169, lot 10217
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 10217 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $325. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 20 Sols, 1719-B. NGC MS-62. Louis XV (1715-74). Toned with underlying luster. From the Demarete Collection." This type was struck in large numbers 1719-20 and is common today. This specimen is a product of the Rouen mint.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

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.

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

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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.

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