France 1780-& sol

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is a copper sol à l'écu struck at the Aix mint in 1780. It is scarce, being priced by Droulers^[1] at double the common date (1791-A). Its face value was twelve deniers tournois. The type was struck in France 1777-91 and is known from Aix for 1778-86.

Recorded mintage: unknown but somewhat scarce.

Specification: 12.24 g, copper, 28-31 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Benjamin Duvivier.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 891, Dr/2 № 624, KM 578.17.

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.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1777-W sol
• 1780-A dixième d'écu au buste habillé
• 1780-D dixième d'écu au buste habillé
• 1780-W demi-écu au buste habillé
• 1781-AA sol
• Coins and currency dated 1780
• return to French royal coinage (to 1793)