France 1720-& 20 sols

Heritage sale 3064, part of lot 29060

This specimen is a twenty sols de France-Navarre struck at the Aix mint, one of a type struck there for France in 1719-20. This specimen was part of lot 29060 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), which sold for $432. The catalog description^[2] noted, "Group of Five Louis XV 20 Sols (1/6 Écu) de Navarre, ...5) 1720-& XF, Aix mint. Porous. From the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens."

Recorded mintage: unknown but a rare date^[1].

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 440.25, Gad-295.

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.
^[2]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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