France 1791-N 12 deniers

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Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, lot 71065
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This specimen was lot 71065 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $89. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Constitution. 12 Deniers, Year 3/1791-N. Montpellier Mint. Louis XVI. PCGS EF-45. A deep brown, lightly circulated, and glossy specimen. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Patrick Guillard on 9 March 2002 in Paris for $80)." This specimen is one of a type struck 1791-93 during the early stages of the French Revolution before the trial and execution of the king. Enormous quantities were produced at several temporary mints from any metal available. This is a better date. The brass version is priced rather higher than the copper version.

Recorded mintage: 758,439.

Specification: 12.23 g, bronze or brass, 29 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-600.12; Gad-15.

Source:

  • 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 Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
  • Guilloteau, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, Colonies 1670-1942 et Metropole 1774-1942, Versailles, 1942.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.

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