French Colonies 1767-A 12 deniers
This specimen was lot 99294 in Heritage sale 61259 (Dallas, TX, February 2022), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Louis XV Sol (12 Deniers) 1767-A AU50 Brown NGC, Paris mint. Glossy and toned to a rich cocoa-brown, with only light wear and handling noted. Currently the finest example certified by NGC, and very well preserved for this normally extensively circulated type." This type was struck at Paris in 1767 for the use of the French Colonies in the Caribbean, altho they also circulated in the English islands. At that time, the islands were a major source of the world's sugar and were enormously profitable. Today, these coins are collected as part of the Canadian colonial series but it seems unlikely many ended up there.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: bronze.
Catalog reference: KM 6.
- Gadoury, Victor, and George Cousinié, Monnaies Coloniales Françaises, 1670-1988, 2me Éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 1988.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, The Long Island Collection of French Coins Showcase Auction #61259, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.
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