3 deniers, type FRANÇOIS
LOUIS XVI ROI – DES FRANÇOIS _ (privy mark) (year) (mint)
LA NATION LA LOI LE ROI _ L'AN 4 DE LA LIBERTÉ / 3 – D
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Metal: if different than copper = (noted after the year).
Symbol after LIBERTÉ on the reverse: if missing = ---.
A1: with cedilla FRANÇOIS.
A2: without cedilla.
B1: with point under the U of LOUIS.
B2: without point.
- Weight around: 3.50 grs.
- Diameter around: 22.00 mm.
- Die axis: 6h.
- Edge: smooth.
N° | Année | Atelier | G | F | XF 40 | AU 58 | MS 63 | MS 65 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1792 | DL (---) A2, B1 | 12 | 70 | 150 | 200 | - | - | |
2 | 1792 | DL (closed off) --- A2, B1 | 35 | 120 | 200 | 280 | - | - | |
3 | 1792 | D --- A2, B1 | 10 | 45 | 150 | 200 | - | - | |
4 | 1792 | D (without low bar) --- A2, B1 | 12 | 50 | 160 | 220 | - | - | |
6 | 1792 | I (cross) A1, B2 | 12 | 50 | 180 | 400 | - | - | |
7 | 1792 | I (---) A1, B2 | 12 | 50 | 180 | 400 | - | - |
Coins are estimated up to AU. Even though some years never meet above XF.
The point after the D of 3 - D is almost always very little visible.
DL (closed off) and D without lower bar, mentioned by '' Monnaies Françaises 1789 - 2017 '' Editions Victor Gadoury, page 25. I added my comments on the cedilla, the symbol and the point under the U. I have not chosen to classify the '' little bust '' which is, for me, a simple shift of the bust, as confirmed by the book cited above, still on page 25.
1792 I (Limoges) rare above F.
1792 I (Limoges) with or without symbol: no variant is less common than the other.
1792 I (Limoges) (---) A1, B2: the emphasis on the word LIBERTÉ is always absent with this variant without symbol.