2 Sols - Crowned C

Obverse

Korona C.

Script: łaciński

Lettering: C

Reverse

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Edge

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Aby zostać przyjętym przez ludność, "moneta musiała zostać posrebrzona w koloniach francusko-amerykańskich, nawet w niewielkim stopniu, tj. w bilonie, co wyjaśnia sukces wszelkiego rodzaju "oznaczonych solów". Rząd zrozumiał to, gdy w 1763 r. zdecydował się na oznaczenie prostym ukoronowanym C, oznaczającym "Kolonie Francuskie", a nie Cayenne. W przypadku planchetów wykorzystano wszystkie "sol marqués" wyprodukowane od 1738 r., które były zbyt zużyte, aby krążyć we Francji, aby zaoszczędzić. Proces ten nazywano "estampage", stąd przydomek "sol tampé" po francusku i "stamped sol" po angielsku. Sukces, we francuskiej Ameryce zredukowanej do Indii Zachodnich po traktacie paryskim, był natychmiastowy. Do tego stopnia, że od 1780 r. trzeba było produkować nowe egzemplarze na nowych wykrojach - pierwsza dostawa była zarezerwowana dla nowo zasiedlonej Gujany. W międzyczasie Brytyjczycy wyprodukowali znaczne ilości podróbek z mosiądzu podczas wojen rewolucyjnych (1797-1798)".
Źródło: Jérôme Jambu, 2022 "Francuskie monety w Ameryce czy francuskie monety amerykańskie? (i która Ameryka?)". The American Numismatic Society Pocket Change. https://numismatics.org/pocketchange/jambu/

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

In order to be adopted by the population, "coinage had to be silvered in the French American colonies, even a little, i.e., in billon, which explains the success of all kinds of “marked sols.” The government understood this when he decided, in 1763, to mark with a simple crowned C, meaning “French Colonies,” and not Cayenne. For planchets, they used all those “sol marqués” produced since 1738 that were too worn to circulate in France, to make savings. This process was called “estampage,” hence the nickname of “sol tampé” in French and “stamped sol” in English. The success, in a French America reduced to the West Indies after the Treaty of Paris, was instant. To such a point that new ones had to be made on new blanks from 1780 onwards —the first shipment was reserved for newly-settled Guyana. Meanwhile, the British made considerable quantities of counterfeit in brass during the wars of the Revolution (1797–1798)."
Source: Jérôme Jambu, 2022. "French Coins in America or French American Coins? (and which America?)". The American Numismatic Society Pocket Change. https://numismatics.org/pocketchange/jambu/

See also

• Sol tampé refrappe 2 sols Louis XV

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232340 Lot 61249	28 Sep 2023	Undetermined	XF (PCGS XF45)	USD 180.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 90 Lot 1724	18 Jul 2023	Undetermined	VF	USD 43.03 (EUR 37.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 88 Lot 1992	28 Jun 2023	Undetermined	VF	USD 23.26 (EUR 20.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 86 Lot 2397	10 Jun 2023	Undetermined	F	USD 59.32 (EUR 51.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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