12 deniers, type FRANÇAIS
LOUIS – XVI – ROI – DES – FRANÇAIS _ (mint)
LA NATION LA LOI LE ROI _ (privy mark) (year) (date) DE LA LIB (symbol)
Photo of a coin sold by iNumis, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=871121, link to their website: https://www.inumis.com/.
A1: point after FRANÇAIS.
A2: without point.
B1: point after 12 D.
B2: without point.
C1: (year)
(date)DE LA LIB.
C2: (year) (date) DE LA LIB.
D1: LIB (symbol).
D2: LIB (symbol).
D3: LIB (symbol).
D4: LIB (symbol).
- Weight around: 12.00 grs.
- Diameter around: 29.00 mm.
- Die axis: 6h.
- Edge: smooth.
| N° | Année | Atelier | G | F | XF 40 | AU 58 | MS 63 | MS 65 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1791 | BB (A1, B1, C1, D4) | ? | ? | --- | --- | --- | --- | |
| 2 | 1792 | BB (A1, B1, C1, D1) | 10 | 30 | 120 | 220 | --- | --- | |
| 3 | 1792 | BB (A1, B1, C1, D4) | 50 | 150 | 350 | ? | --- | --- | |
| 4 | 1792 | BB (A1, B2, C1, D1) | 5 | 20 | 100 | 200 | --- | --- | |
| 5 | 1792 | BB (A1, B2, C1, D2) | 6 | 22 | 110 | 210 | --- | --- | |
| 6 | 1792 | BB (A1, B2, C2, D4) | 10 | 30 | 125 | 230 | --- | --- | |
| 7 | 1792 | BB (A2, B2, C1, D1) | 6 | 22 | 110 | 210 | --- | --- | |
| 8 | 1792 | BB (A2, B2, C1, D2) | 8 | 25 | 120 | 220 | --- | --- | |
| 9 | 1792 | BB (A2, B2, C1, D3) | 15 | 50 | 150 | 250 | 1.000 | --- | |
| 10 | 1792 | BB (A2, B2, C1, D4) | 8 | 25 | 120 | 220 | --- | --- | |
| 11 | 1793 | BB (A1, B1, C1, D1) | 50 | 200 | 500 | --- | --- | --- |
Coins are estimated up to SUP (except # 9 known in MS 63). It does not seem that there is a coin in a higher state.
Beware of missing points with wear or blocked dies.
Since no one before me had listed the combinations of points, I can not give, for the moment, a real estimate of the prices that these coins would achieve if the buyers and sellers were aware of my work. In any case, on the assumption that some enthusiasts would be willing to pay a little more for the rarest combinations, I slightly increased the estimates for the rarest combinations.
1791 BB: a single copy seen and known, really rare coin. For the moment I am referring to the only combination of points of view. No information on the price realized.
1792 BB #3: I discovered this currency maybe interesting, sold by iNumis, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=599618, link to their website: https://www.inumis.com/. iNumis informs us that this coin is a heavy weight with large blank: 16.26 grs for 30.00 mm. I note that the 2 of 1792 is poorly executed. It could be that it is a 1 corrected in 2. And not engraved twice, because one would see AN 4/3 which is not the case. It is possible that the engraver found himself in front of his work: 1791 AN 4 and decided to correct his 1 in 2, which gives this final form. In my opinion the figure is not curved in the middle and he just dug a curve on the horizontal bar and one above the upper slash of 1. I let you make your opinion with the photo below, taken by iNumis:
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Finally, this coin is the only one that I saw with the combination A1, B1, C1, D4 and it is the same type of reverse as the FRANÇOIS type of the same mint for the years 1791 and 1792.
1793 BB Coin very rare, only one variant seen, even if because of wear, C1 is difficult to confirm.