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French Revolution 5 Sols Proof
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Moneta
Registered: August 2005
Location: Arizona USA
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France, during the Revolution. Struck at the Soho operation of Matthew Boulton and James Watt on steam driven presses. Essai Proof 5 Sols, 1792. Mazard No.150; KM-Tn28. Bronze. Token issue. Monneron Freres, Paris. Rare in proof. NGC graded Proof 63 Brown. Not physically in the museum, this outstanding example was sold at Goldbergs pre-Long Beach sale of 05/8 for $525+.
I did a sampling survey of all the 5 Soles appearing in the records of ACSearch data archives. I examined 289 examples. Only 4 had Roman numeral dates. There were 3 examples in silver, one was clearly a plated silver type; there were 2 gilt (gold) plated examples. I did a similar survey for the top 3 or 4 French material but w/o an number sampling - none had a Roman numeral type I.
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Here is the link to the BEST article on Matthew Boulton, the Industrialization of Coinage, and the Monneron Brother's wonderful token coinage during the French Revolution:
Boulton and the Monnerons - Margolis: /library/Boulton%20and%20the%20Monnerons%20-%20Margolis.pdf
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Keywords: French Revolution Monneron, Boulton, Watt
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Denomination: 5 Sols
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Reference #: KM-Tn28; Mazard No.150
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Date/Mintmark: 1792
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Condition: Proof Essai
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Metal: Bronze
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