France 1774-BB sol

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from the Stack's Bowers October 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 70555
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This specimen was lot 70555 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Sol, 1774-BB. Strasbourg Mint. Louis XV. PCGS MS-65 Brown. A wonderfully struck example that is the finest certified by PCGS. With a rich chocolate brown patina, this Gem piece is sure to be a highlight in the next collection it enters. Sold with an original lot tag from a Coin Galleries sale. Ex: Coin Galleries (8/1985) Lot # 845." The specimen shown is a sol à la vieille tête minted at Strasbourg 1770-73 at the end of the reign of Louis XV. Eleven mints struck this type. Its face value was 12 deniers, one sol or 1/120 of a silver écu. The type is common in low grade (the SCWC values it at $3 in VG) but well made specimens are scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.

Specification: copper, 12.23 g, 28-30 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by C.-N. Röettiers.

Catalog reference: Gad-280, Dr/4 № 865, Dr/2 № 579, KM-545.4.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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