France 1719-E 10 sols

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Jean Elsen sale 147, lot 1576

This specimen was lot 1576 in Jean Elsen sale 147 (Brussels, June 2021), where it sold for €130 (about US$190 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR 10 sols de Navarre (douzième d'écu), 1719E, Tours. D/ B. enfantin à d., l., dr. et cuir. R/ Ecu écartelé de France-Navarre, échancré et couronné, accosté de la valeur. Rare Surfrappé. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver ten sols de Navarre or twelfth écu of 1719, Tours mint. Obverse: laureate, draped and armored infant bust right; reverse: crowned quartered arms of France and Navarre divide the value. Rare, overstruck, Very 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: unknown but rather scarce.

Specification: 2.04 g, 0.917 fine silver, reeded edge, this specimen 2,04 g.

Catalog reference: Dupl-1662; Gad-287; L4L 435, Dr/2 № 565, Dr/4 № 852, KM 441.7.

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.
  • 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 147: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.

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