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1704 Ecu
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1642-A 1/2 Ecu
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1704-9 1/2 Ecu
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Is there a price guide for coins from France?
Liberty Seated Half Dollars
My current "Box of 20"
France, Metz. Thierry de Boppart. 1365-84 Gros
Several price guides... for post-1795 coins, I like using Le Franc by DESROUSSEAUX, PRIEUR and SCHMITT . For Royal Coins, I would say there are several - I am less familiar with this area, but have heard that Les monnaies royales francaises by Clairand and Prieur is good for them. there are numerous other specialist guides, for various types of both silver and copper/bronze feudal coins, Roman coins struck in Gaul, etc. as well. You can see a good assortment of books at:
https://www.cgb.fr/boutique,librairie.html
I may post some coins shortly, but unfortunately sold most of my best pieces (numerous gros tournois from St. Louis to Charles VI, along with gros from several cities/bishops) several years ago when money was tight! I also had a really nice branch mint decime overstruck on a 2 decime with nearly all details of both coins still present...
I find the WWII coins that were minted during the Nazi occupation to be particularly interesting.
Napoléon I Franc, 1808
Lille. Silver, 5.0g. Mintmark W (KM 682.14).
And the less popular...
Napoléon III Five Francs, 1870
Paris. Silver, 36mm, 24.8g. SEDAN stamped on neck. Crowned and mantled coat-of-arms within collar; behind, sceptre and Hand of Justice crossed in saltire. Mintmark A (F 331). Napoléon III's coins were the focus of a concerted political and satirical attack after the humiliating defeat by the Prussians at the Battle of Sedan in 1870. Paris surrendered to the Prussians and the French had to pay a huge indemnity. The French were not happy with this, and defaced Napoléon III's coins and stamped them with insults. Civil war erupted and Napoléon III was overthrown.
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Might be cheating but this stater is from Parisii, the Celtic group that eventually became Paris:
Holy Carp! @SmEagle1795
That is simply an awesome work of numismatic art and a phenomenal piece of history.
WTG!
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Hammered
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Écu d’argent
Two gold 20 francs I bought after I had posted in this thread :
Merovingian tremissis of Charibert II, king of Aquitaine 629-632
Medieval French feudal denier of Bertrand, count of Toulouse 1106-1112
Napoleon 5 Francs AN 14-L (1805) 5 Fr Gad-580 MS62 Mintage 14,691
How about a Gold Louis d'Or 1704-D...
Successful Trades: Swampboy,
Some 1984 France base metal piedforts in the original plastic satchel on the way, all very low mintage (below 100):
pic courtesy of LordM, but coin is mine now
www.brunkauctions.com
Gadoury, Le Franc, Droulers
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/my-10-best-coins/royales-franc-aises/14399
https://www.lefranc.net/
CGB works on a book on royal coins (1610-1794) that will be released soon and will be the most complete book on the currencies of this period with all states of preservation and price ratings and rarity.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/my-10-best-coins/royales-franc-aises/14399
Louis d'or 1696 K Bordeaux AU50 - indice de rareté R4
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/my-10-best-coins/royales-franc-aises/14399
Écu de France 1721 K Bordeaux AU53 - indice de rareté R4
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/my-10-best-coins/royales-franc-aises/14399
⅓ d'écu de France 1723 R Orléans XF45 - indice de rareté R4
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/my-10-best-coins/royales-franc-aises/14399
OK, colonial but in hand will readily hold its own:
Well, just Love coins, period.
Really worn 1 Ecu from Louis XV, minted 1726-1740 I believe
Essai 5 francs 1970 CU NI SP69
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/my-10-best-coins/royales-franc-aises/14399
Double Louis Dor de Béarn au bandeau 1753 variété renard marchant à droite AU55
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/my-10-best-coins/royales-franc-aises/14399
Here is a rare Merovingian coin, in the name of Ebroin, presumed to be the Ebroin who was mayor of the palace of Neustria in the 7th century.
Merovingian denier of Ebroin, mayor of the palace of Neustria 658-673, 675-680/681
Mint: possibly Melle or Paris
Belfort 3460 (var)
Bais 99
O: Bust right with wreath behind, hand in front
R: Large letter 'E', BRO/INO
The mayors of the palace were the main power in late Merovingian times, with the "Roi fainéant" (do-nothing kings) as figureheads. Eventually one mayor, Pepin "the short" would kick aside the last of the Merovingians and become king himself. His son, Charles, later known as Charlemagne, would be a legend.
Per Grierson in MEC:1, only two coins in the name of Ebroin were previously documented, both in national collections of France and Germany. None of the other mayors of the palace seem to have issued coins in their names, though there are some deniers that have been possibly assigned to Charles Martel or Pepin before he became king.
Louis XI, the "Spider King"
France Louis XI (1461-1483) Ecu d'or
Gold, 27 mm, 3.34 gm, Perpignan Mint
A French king who kept wild turkeys as pets.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1016422/louis-xi-the-spider-king-of-france-1461-1483-and-his-pet-turkeys
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4 sols aux 2 L 1692 9 Rennes en MS61
Flan réformé sur une 4 sols aux traitants de l'atelier de Lyon (D).
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/my-10-best-coins/royales-franc-aises/14399
15 sols françois 1792 R pour Orléans variété 2/1 et an 4 sur an 3
Rarissime dans un tel état de conservation (AU55) pour Orléans.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/my-10-best-coins/royales-franc-aises/14399
⅙ d'écu de France 1723 R pour Orléans.
Pièce inédite non listée et non circulé.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/my-10-best-coins/royales-franc-aises/14399
Positive BST as a seller: Namvet69, Lordmarcovan, Bigjpst, Soldi, mustanggt, CoinHoader, moursund, SufinxHi, al410, JWP
Highest ranking coin.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/my-10-best-coins/royales-franc-aises/14399
1845 - B Rouen 25 centimes
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/my-10-best-coins/royales-franc-aises/14399
Here ya go:
Well, just Love coins, period.
⅓ d'écu de France 1723 H La Rochelle AU50 - indice de rareté R3 - Le Chameau
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/my-10-best-coins/royales-franc-aises/14399
A recent addition to my French Colonials:
Life member #369 of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association
Member of Canadian Association of Token Collectors
Collector of:
Canadian coins and pre-confederation tokens
Darkside proof/mint sets dated 1960
My Ebay
My current "Box of 20"
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Here is the only one I have, a Richard the Lion Heart denier. I have it because the pieces he issued from England had his father, Henry II's, name on them.
Does this count? It is not a French coin, but it was graded by the French TPG GENI. I actually only bought it because I like the unique slab design.
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