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from the Mountain Groan Collection
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from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 43190
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This coin was minted at Strasbourg, France, during the throes of the Revolution. 1793 was the year the king was tried and executed. Amid the chaos, large quantities of these copper 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. The obverse shows the tablet of the law with the motto, "LES HOMMES SONT EGAUX DEVANT LA LOI," (all men are equal before the law) and the reverse shows the balnce scales of justice. This type was hurriedly and crudely made and is rarely found better than VG. This specimen may be a restrike. The second specimen was lot 43190 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE. National Convention. Iron Sol, 1793-BB. Strasbourg Mint. PCGS Genuine--Corrosion Removed, EF Details. An EXTREMELY RARE off-metal striking, this example does exhibit some roughness from the noted corrosion removal, but nevertheless remains a great opportunity for a type that does not present itself often. From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from Kagin's Numismatic Investments [Ingrid Smith] at the NYINC on 13 December 1980)."

Gadoury mentions the existence of the iron off-metal strike and awards it a substantial premium.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 12.23 g, bronze or metal du cloche. The second specimen is 13.29 g.

Catalog reference: KM 619.4, Gad-19.

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.
  • 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.
  • [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.

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