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[[Image:JE147-1612.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 147, lot 1612]]
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[[Image:SB824-43167o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 43167]]
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[[Image:SB824-43170o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 43170]]
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[[Image:SB824-43172o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 43172]]
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This specimen was lot 1612 in Jean Elsen sale 147 (Brussels, June 2021), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,218 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XVI (1774-1793), AV double louis d'or à la tête nue, 1792A, Paris. D/ T. nue à g., les cheveux longs. R/ Ecus accolés de France et de Navarre sous une couronne. Rare Petit défaut de flan sur la joue. Très Beau.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XVI, 1774-93, gold double louis of the bare head of 1792, Paris mint. Obverse: bare head to left, with long hair; reverse: accolated arms of France and Navarre under a crown. Rare, minor planchet flaw, Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This is a scarce ''double louis d'or à la tête nue'' from the Paris mint. 1786 is the peak year of issue for this type, with the Paris mint leading eleven mints with 2,641,702 examples. The years 1786-87 are common as the mints melted down and reminted old tenor gold, but the later dates (1788-92) are much scarcer.
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The first specimen was lot 43167 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[France|FRANCE]]. Constitution. Copper 2 Sols Token Essai (Pattern), "Year 1/1792" (1793). Birmingham (Soho) Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-65. Lettered edge. By A. Dupré possibly for the Monneron Brothers. An exceptional specimen striking, this bronzed pattern displays rich brown surfaces, immense brilliance, and elegant crispness throughout. As such, a VERY RARE and enchanting offering. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Format [Birmingham] at COINEX in London on 24 September 1992). Purportedly sold to Samuel Birchall, 1 July 1793."</blockquote>
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The second specimen was lot 43170 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $4,560. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"FRANCE. Constitution. Gilt Bronze 2 Sols Token, "Year 1/1792" (1793). Birmingham (Soho) Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-63. Plain edge. By A. Dupré possibly for the Monneron Brothers. A phenomenal example, this specimen presents rich brilliance and a great glossy nature, all while vibrant gilt hues dominate throughout. A RARE and highly impressive piece. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from A. H. Baldwin in London, September 1961)."</blockquote>  
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The third specimen was lot 43172 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $5,040. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"FRANCE. Constitution. Silver 2 Sols Token, "Year 1/1792" (1793). Birmingham (Soho) Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-62. Plain edge. By A. Dupré possibly for the Monneron Brothers. Already an EXTREMELY RARE offering in silver, Margolis notes his astonishment with the present example, in that "...it was a considerable surprise when this example was acquired to realize that it had been struck from the "normal" obverse and reverse dies, unlike the two examples with lettered edges previously seen, which were struck from the "special" dies." From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Patrick Guillard on 6 January 2001)."</blockquote> The SCWC states that all known examples are restrikes from the 1850's or later.
  
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''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but scarce.
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''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.  
  
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''Specification:'' 15.29 g, 0.917 fine gold; this specimen 15,07 g.  
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''Specification:'' bronze, the first specimen 15.55 g, the second specimen 11.94 g, the third specimen 18.83 g.  
  
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''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 № 877, Dr/2 № 604, KM 592.1, Fr-474, Dupl-1706; Gad-363.  
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''Catalog reference:'' KM Tn27 (bronze), the first specimen Maz-332 (R3), the second specimen is Maz-332a var. (copper), the third specimen Maz-332b (R3).  
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
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* Droulers, Frédéric, ''Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition.''  Paris: AFPN, 2009.
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* Ciani, Louis, ''Les Monnaies Royales Françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI, avec indication de leur valuer actuelle,'' Paris, 1926 (reprinted in Barcelona, 1965).
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* Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition'', Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
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* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
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* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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* Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
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* Guilloteau, Victor, ''Monnaies Françaises, Colonies 1670-1942 et Metropole 1774-1942,'' Versailles, 1942.
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* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.  
 
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 147: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
 
  
 
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* [[France 1791-A 2 louis d'or|1791-A ''double louis d'or à la tête nue'']]
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* [[Monneron Freres 1791 2 sols KM-Tn23|Monneron Freres 1791 2 sols]]
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* [[France 1792-BB 3 deniers]] "FRANÇAIS"
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* [[France 1792-BB 3 deniers|1792-BB 3 deniers, "FRANÇAIS"]]
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* [[France 1792-D 3 deniers]] "FRANÇOIS"
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* [[France 1792-D 3 deniers|1792-D 3 deniers]]
 
* [[France 1792 1/2 sol]] Brézin's pattern
 
* [[France 1792 1/2 sol]] Brézin's pattern
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* [[France 1792-BB 6 deniers]] "FRANÇAIS"
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* [[France 1792-BB 6 deniers|1792-BB 6 deniers, "FRANÇAIS"]]
 
* [[France 1792-A 12 deniers|1792-A 12 deniers]]
 
* [[France 1792-A 12 deniers|1792-A 12 deniers]]
 
* [[France 1792-B 12 deniers|1792-B 12 deniers]]
 
* [[France 1792-B 12 deniers|1792-B 12 deniers]]
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* [[Clemanson 1792 2 sols token KM-Tn8|Clemanson et C<sup>E</sup> 1792 2 sols token]]
 
* [[Clemanson 1792 2 sols token KM-Tn8|Clemanson et C<sup>E</sup> 1792 2 sols token]]
 
* [[Monneron Freres 1792 2 sols KM-Tn25|Monneron Freres 1792 2 sols, seated liberty, "PATENTÉ"]]
 
* [[Monneron Freres 1792 2 sols KM-Tn25|Monneron Freres 1792 2 sols, seated liberty, "PATENTÉ"]]
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* [[Monneron Freres 1792 2 sols KM-Tn27|Monneron Freres 1792 2 sols, Hercules]]
 
 
* [[Monneron Freres 1792 5 sols KM-Tn28|Monneron Freres 1792 5 sols, oath, "PATENTÉ"]]
 
* [[Monneron Freres 1792 5 sols KM-Tn28|Monneron Freres 1792 5 sols, oath, "PATENTÉ"]]
 
* [[Monneron Freres 1792 5 sols KM-Tn30|Monneron Freres 1792/L'AN III 5 sols, oath]]
 
* [[Monneron Freres 1792 5 sols KM-Tn30|Monneron Freres 1792/L'AN III 5 sols, oath]]
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* [[France 1792-W 15 sols|1792-W 15 sols]]
 
* [[France 1792-W 15 sols|1792-W 15 sols]]
 
* [[France 1792-A 30 sols|1792-A 30 sols]]
 
* [[France 1792-A 30 sols|1792-A 30 sols]]
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* [[France 1792-BB 30 sols|1792-BB 30 sols]]
 
 
* [[France 1792-I 30 sols|1792-I 30 sols]]
 
* [[France 1792-I 30 sols|1792-I 30 sols]]
 
* [[France 1792-A 1/2 ecu|1792-A ''demi-écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1792-A 1/2 ecu|1792-A ''demi-écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1792-N ecu|1792-N ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1792-N ecu|1792-N ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1792-R ecu|1792-R ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1792-R ecu|1792-R ''écu constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1792-T ecu|1792-T ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1792-W ecu|1792-W ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1792-W ecu|1792-W ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1792-A louis d'or|1792-A louis d'or "Constitutional"]]
 
* [[France 1792-A louis d'or|1792-A louis d'or "Constitutional"]]
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* [[France 1792-A 2 louis d'or|1792-A ''double louis d'or à la tête nue'']]
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* [[France (1793) 2 sols]] pattern
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* [[France 1793-B 2 sols au balance|1793-B 2 ''sols au balance'']]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1792]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1792]]
 
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]
 
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]
  
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[[Category: Gold coins of France]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 147]]
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[[Category:Base metal coinage of France]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale]]

Revision as of 11:48, 3 October 2025

from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 43167
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from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 43170
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from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 43172
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The first specimen was lot 43167 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE. Constitution. Copper 2 Sols Token Essai (Pattern), "Year 1/1792" (1793). Birmingham (Soho) Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-65. Lettered edge. By A. Dupré possibly for the Monneron Brothers. An exceptional specimen striking, this bronzed pattern displays rich brown surfaces, immense brilliance, and elegant crispness throughout. As such, a VERY RARE and enchanting offering. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Format [Birmingham] at COINEX in London on 24 September 1992). Purportedly sold to Samuel Birchall, 1 July 1793."

The second specimen was lot 43170 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $4,560. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE. Constitution. Gilt Bronze 2 Sols Token, "Year 1/1792" (1793). Birmingham (Soho) Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-63. Plain edge. By A. Dupré possibly for the Monneron Brothers. A phenomenal example, this specimen presents rich brilliance and a great glossy nature, all while vibrant gilt hues dominate throughout. A RARE and highly impressive piece. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from A. H. Baldwin in London, September 1961)."

The third specimen was lot 43172 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $5,040. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE. Constitution. Silver 2 Sols Token, "Year 1/1792" (1793). Birmingham (Soho) Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-62. Plain edge. By A. Dupré possibly for the Monneron Brothers. Already an EXTREMELY RARE offering in silver, Margolis notes his astonishment with the present example, in that "...it was a considerable surprise when this example was acquired to realize that it had been struck from the "normal" obverse and reverse dies, unlike the two examples with lettered edges previously seen, which were struck from the "special" dies." From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Patrick Guillard on 6 January 2001)."

The SCWC states that all known examples are restrikes from the 1850's or later.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: bronze, the first specimen 15.55 g, the second specimen 11.94 g, the third specimen 18.83 g.

Catalog reference: KM Tn27 (bronze), the first specimen Maz-332 (R3), the second specimen is Maz-332a var. (copper), the third specimen Maz-332b (R3).

Source:

  • Ciani, Louis, Les Monnaies Royales Françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI, avec indication de leur valuer actuelle, Paris, 1926 (reprinted in Barcelona, 1965).
  • 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 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
  • Guilloteau, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, Colonies 1670-1942 et Metropole 1774-1942, Versailles, 1942.

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