France 1792-N 2 sols

Stack's Bowers September 2025 ANA sale, lot 43135

This specimen was lot 43135 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Constitution. Bell Metal 2 Sols, Year 4/1792-N. Montpellier Mint. Louis XVI. PCGS MS-63. Despite some planchet irregularities stemming from the bell metal composition, this example offers a well centered and well executed strike. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Paul Bosco at San Francisco ANA Convention on 29 July 2005 for $440)." This coin was minted at Montpellier 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 (¼ and ½ 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. This date was struck in copper and brass, with the brass being scarcer.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: KM-603.12; Gad-25.

Sources:

• 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, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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