Liege 1792 escalin

Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 3244

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 3244 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $317.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BELGIUM. Liege. Sede Vacante. 6 Sols (Escalin), 1792. NGC MS-62. Lightly toned and very attractive." If the reported mintage is to be believed, this coin is quite rare. In 1792, the Austrian Netherlands, including Liege, were overrun by French armies and were annexed to France until 1814. The area is now part of Belgium.

Recorded mintage: 500.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-180.

Source:

• Jean-Luc Dengis, Les Monnaies de la Principauté de Liege, 3 vols. Wetteren: Moneta, 2006.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

Link to:

• Liege 1792 2 escalins pattern
• Liege 1792 patagon Dav-1591 sede vacante
• 1792 ducat, sede vacante
• Coins and currency dated 1792
• return to coins of Liège