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Revision as of 14:35, 3 October 2025

Heritage sale 61259, lot 99231
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This specimen was lot 99231 in Heritage sale 61259 (Dallas, TX, February 2022), where it sold for $552. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Louis XVI 30 Sols (1/4 Ecu) 1793-Q AU50 NGC, Perpignan mint. Anchor privy mark below bust. An often heavily worn emission that is made much more appreciable in this state. Lightly golden tone and shimmering luster decorate the surfaces, with this being the sole example of the mint-date presently certified by NGC." The specimen shown is a 30 sols (equals 1/4 écu) of the Constitutional period (1791-93) during the French Revolution. It was struck at the Limoges mint (mintmark "I") and is a rare date of its type.

Altho the French Revolution famously began with the fall of the Bastille in June 1789, the upheaval was not immediately reflected in the coinage, which continued to be issued using the designs of the ancien régime. In 1791, the first "constitutional" coins appeared, including 3 deniers (= 1 liard), 6 deniers (= 2 liards), 12 deniers (= 1 sol), 2 sols, 15 sols (= 1/8 écu) and 30 sols. "Constitutional" demi-écus and écus appeared in 1792. Only then were the old royal designs discontinued. In 1793, the king was guillotined and a republic instituted. The republicans issued some brass sols and 2 sols and a silver écu de 6 livres before abandoning the system altogether in favor of the franc in 1795.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 10 g, 0.666 fine silver, .214 troy oz ASW, 28 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 606.13, Gad-39.

Source:

  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • 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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