France 1792-L 2 sols

Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, lot 71052

This specimen was lot 71052 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $244. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Constitution. Bell Metal 2 Sols, Year 4/1792-L. Bayonne Mint. Louis XVI. PCGS VF-25. Type with cross under "U". A SCARCER type, this example presents even circulation throughout with a tan-brown hue. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Hans Schulman in 1952 for $1). Ex H. D. Gibbs Collection (# 1104)." This coin was minted at Bayonne during the throes of the Revolution. 1793 was the year the king was tried and executed. Amid the chaos, large quantities of these copper two sols were issued, along with six and twelve deniers (half and one sols). The 1791-93 issues bear the bust of the king but his ouster forced the removal of his portrait. This type was hurriedly and crudely made and is rarely found better than Very Good. The brass version of this date is fairly common while the copper version is scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown, a better date.

Specification: 24.47 g, bronze or brass, 36 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-603.9; Gad-25.

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.
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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