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Question for anyone with an 18th century Krause handy

Unfortunately, mine are in the states and Numismaster doesn't give the information I need. Does anyone know what the following privy marks are for a French Paris mint 1791 sol?

(he)
(I)
(L)

I can supply pictures of the coin in question later, if it helps!

Thanks!

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  • laurentyvanlaurentyvan Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭
    A guess only that it would be the Heron, then Lioness, possibly Cornucopia in absence of any other privy mark.
    One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics
    is that you end up being governed by inferiors. – Plato
  • StorkStork Posts: 5,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't have an 18th century, but I do have a 19th. I had never looked at the page before (that I remember), what a boatload of mints! And privy marks!

    (l) looks like a lower case L or an uppper case I, but just so happens to be exactly what is next to Limoges

    (L) is for Bayonne

    at least starting in the 1800s imageimageimage

    I haven't spotted an (he) yet though.


    Cathy

    edited to add: Oh, I just saw that your question was in reference to the Paris Mint. Then I have no idea because all I see under the Paris (A) are the individual privy marks like the bee, cornucopia and (ahem) male rooster, 4 letter word starts with c, ends in ck with an o in the middle. I'm sure that one won't get through the filters... Anyway, the letters I looked up are for mints themselves.

  • And I've just unpacked my Krauses this week after a move!

    Not too sure about privy marks but in the front of France section for the Paris mnt says:
    [no picture] Scallop 1740-93 (no name)
    [no picture] Lyre 1774-93 Francois Bernier
    They are the only ones that cover coins dated 1791 at Paris mint.

    Engraver Generals marks are
    [no description] 1774-91 Benjamin Duvivier
    Dupre or Dupree 1791-93 Augustus Dupre

    In the listing for the coin there are the (he), (l) and (L) but doesn't say what they mean.

    Not sure if this helps, let me know if there is somewhere else I should be looking.
    Andrew

    {Edited to add:}

    Just turned the page, seen another Paris mint privey marks. The ones that cover 1791 are:

    [Tree picture] Linden tree 1791-93 Jean Dupeyron de la Coste
    [bird picture] Heron 1784-91 Jean Dupeyron de la Coste II
    [leopard picture] leopard 1791-93 Alexandre roettiers de Montaleau

    Think these are what you are after, not sure which is lower or upper case L though.
    Still thinking of what to put in my signature...
  • BjornBjorn Posts: 538 ✭✭✭
    Got it, thanks guys! It was the Heron... so Jean Dupeyron de la Coste II. Excellent!

    The coin in question btw:

    image
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