France 1791-R sol

Stephen Album sale 43, lot 1215

This specimen was lot 1215 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $510. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE: Louis XVI, 1754-1793, AE sol, Orleans mint, 1791-R, LUDOV XVI variety, an absolute blazer of a coin with bright pink-red luster contrasting against areas of blue-grey toning, one would be hard pressed to find a nicer example, NGC graded MS66 BN. The sole mint state example of this date and mint graded at NGC." This is a common date of a common type. The Orleans mint is listed for every year of 1782-91 tho many dates are scarce.

Recorded mintage: 3,943,000^[2].

Specification: 12.24 g, copper, 28-31 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Benjamin Duvivier.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 891, Dr/2 № 624, KM-578.14; Gad-350.

Source:

^[2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 43, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2021.

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