France 1719-X 10 sols

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Jean Elsen sale 163, lot 1878
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This specimen was lot 1878 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR 10 sols de Navarre (douzième d'écu), 1719 X, Amiens. D/ B. enfantin à d., l., dr. et cuir. R/ Écu écartelé de France-Navarre, échancré et couronné, accosté de la valeur. Rare. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-1774, silver ten sols de Navarre of 1719, Amiens mint. Obverse: laureate, draped and armored young bust right; reverse: crowned and quartered arms of France-Navarre divide the value. Rare, 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 SCWC says this coin was equal to one-eighth of an écu but one-twelfth, as given by the auctioneers, is correct. In fact, the reason this type is scarce is that most were restruck into 1/12 écus de France (Dr/4 № 853).

Recorded mintage: 155,520, a better date.

Specification: 2.04 g, 0.917 fine silver, 20 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 2,00 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 852, Dr/2 № 565, Dupl-1662; Gad. 287, KM 441 (unlisted date).

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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 163, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.

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