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[[Image:France 1790W liard CNG 294.jpg|550px|thumb|CNG Lissner sale, lot 294]] | [[Image:France 1790W liard CNG 294.jpg|550px|thumb|CNG Lissner sale, lot 294]] | ||
| + | [[Image:France 1790W liard obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
| + | [[Image:France 1790W liard rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]] | ||
| − | This specimen is a copper liard struck at the Orléans mint for [[France]] in 1790, the year after the Bastille fell. | + | This specimen is a copper ''liard à l'écu'' struck at the Orléans mint for [[France]] in 1790, the year after the Bastille fell. It is scarce, being priced by Droulers<sup>[1]</sup> at triple the common date (1783-W). Its face value was three ''deniers'' or one fourth of a ''sol.'' The first specimen was lot 294 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $363. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "FRANCE, Royal. Louis XVI. 1774–1793. CU Liard. Lille mint; différents: star/demi-lis. A.F.J. Gamot, engraver. L.T.F. Lepage, director. Dated 1790 W. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 63 RB." |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but fairly common. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but fairly common. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 3.06 g, copper, 23.5 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Benjamin Duvivier, | + | ''Specification:'' 3.06 g, copper, 23.5 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Benjamin Duvivier, the first specimen 21 mm diameter, 2.9 g, 6h axis. |
''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 no. 894, Dr/2 no. 627, Duplessy 1716; Ciani 2197; KM 585.14. | ''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 no. 894, Dr/2 no. 627, Duplessy 1716; Ciani 2197; KM 585.14. | ||
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Droulers, Frédéric, ''Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition.'' Paris: AFPN, 2009. | * <sup>[1]</sup>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. | * 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. |
* <sup>[2]</sup>Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., ''The Richard Lissner Collection,'' Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014. | * <sup>[2]</sup>Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., ''The Richard Lissner Collection,'' Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014. | ||
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* [[France 1790-A ecu|1790-A ''écu au buste habillé'']] | * [[France 1790-A ecu|1790-A ''écu au buste habillé'']] | ||
* [[France 1790-AA ecu|1790-AA ''écu au buste habillé'']] | * [[France 1790-AA ecu|1790-AA ''écu au buste habillé'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1790-H ecu|1790-H ''écu au buste habillé'']] | ||
* [[France 1790-I ecu|1790-I ''écu au buste habillé'']] | * [[France 1790-I ecu|1790-I ''écu au buste habillé'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1790-A 2 louis d'or|1790-A ''double louis d'or à la tête nue'']] | ||
* [[France 1790-N louis d'or|1790-N ''louis d'or à la tête nue'']] | * [[France 1790-N louis d'or|1790-N ''louis d'or à la tête nue'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1790-T louis d'or|1790-T ''louis d'or à la tête nue'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1790-K 2 louis d'or|1790-K ''double louis d'or à la tête nue'']] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1790]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1790]] | ||
* return to French [[Royal coinage (to 1793)]] | * return to French [[Royal coinage (to 1793)]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Base metal coinage of France]][[Category:Selections from the Lissner Collection]] | + | [[Category:Base metal coinage of France]][[Category:Selections from the Lissner Collection]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] |
Revision as of 13:55, 8 April 2019
This specimen is a copper liard à l'écu struck at the Orléans mint for France in 1790, the year after the Bastille fell. It is scarce, being priced by Droulers[1] at triple the common date (1783-W). Its face value was three deniers or one fourth of a sol. The first specimen was lot 294 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $363. The catalog description[2] noted, "FRANCE, Royal. Louis XVI. 1774–1793. CU Liard. Lille mint; différents: star/demi-lis. A.F.J. Gamot, engraver. L.T.F. Lepage, director. Dated 1790 W. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 63 RB."
Recorded mintage: unknown but fairly common.
Specification: 3.06 g, copper, 23.5 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Benjamin Duvivier, the first specimen 21 mm diameter, 2.9 g, 6h axis.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 no. 894, Dr/2 no. 627, Duplessy 1716; Ciani 2197; KM 585.14.
- [1]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.
- [2]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.
Link to:
- 1789-R liard à l'écu
- 1789-M liard à l'écu
- 1790-L 1/10 écu au buste habillé
- 1790-A demi-écu au buste habillé
- 1790-AA demi-écu au buste habillé
- 1790-A écu au buste habillé
- 1790-AA écu au buste habillé
- 1790-H écu au buste habillé
- 1790-I écu au buste habillé
- 1790-A double louis d'or à la tête nue
- 1790-N louis d'or à la tête nue
- 1790-T louis d'or à la tête nue
- 1790-K double louis d'or à la tête nue
- Coins and currency dated 1790
- return to French Royal coinage (to 1793)
