France 1719-H 10 sols

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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. This specimen was lot 287 in CGB sale 42 (Paris, January 2010).

Recorded mintage: 117,160 (priced[1] about 50% more than the common date).

Specification: 2.04 g, 0.917 fine silver, 20 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.

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

Source:

  • [1]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.

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