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English: 1767(A) Colonies François 12 Diniers (9 Diniers with c1793 "RF" Counterstamp) "Collot" Copper Sous. 28.3mm, 10.7 gm (0.337 oz) Breen #701

Original 1767 issue and c1793 revaluation (from 12 to 9 Diniers) by RF counterstamp Minted at Paris in 1767 (Mint mark: "A") under a Royal Edict of King Louis XV of France (1710-1774) for distribution in the Caribbean colonies of the French West Indies, as with an earlier French nine Denier copper coin issued in 1722 for use in French Canada, these 1767 twelve Denier copper "Sous" were disliked and largely unaccepted in the Indies because the planchets from which they were made were considered to be underweight for the denomination and thus few ended up into circulation. The coins were eventually recalled circa 1793 and returned to Paris to be counterstamped "RF" (for République Française) and reissued in the islands as "Collots" to be passed at a rate of nine Deniers. Some of these coins made their way to New Orleans through trade where they were circulated in greater numbers after France regained the Louisiana territory from Spain in 1800 and continued to circulate in Louisiana after the United States purchased the territory in 1803. Some also made their way into other sections of US where they were accepted as one cent coins during the coin shortage following the War of 1812.

The obverse bears the mint mark "A" for Paris although this central area on the revalued coins was damaged during the counterstamping. The initials "L. XV" stand for Louis XV, while the reverse legend "SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM" translates as "Blessed is the name of the Lord." As the Bourbon monarchy had recently ended when the issue was revalued in 1793, the Royal monogram (the three Fleurs de Lys located within the crowned central wreath) of the original minting was obliterated by the counterstamp of a beaded oval containing the letters "RF" for the new French Republic.[1]
Date Coin: 1767 (counterstamp: c1793)
Composite image: May 10, 2013
Source "The Cooper Collections" (uploader's personal collection); Photographs and composite digital illustration created by the uploader, Centpacrr. (Detailed metadata below).
Author Coin: Hôtel des Monnaies (Paris Mint), Paris, France.
Composite image: Centpacrr
  1. Ball, Douglas. "Royal Edict Authorizing the 1767 COLONIES FRANÇOISES Copper Sous". The Colonial Newsletter Vol. 19, #3 (1980, Serial #59), pp. 733-735, New York: The American Numismatic Society, Inc.

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  • 2014-02-10 14:26 Centpacrr 1700×1200× (2404827 bytes) Colors are correct (this coin in my personal collection)
  • 2014-02-10 12:26 Soerfm 1700×1200× (2578500 bytes) Levels, color
  • 2013-05-18 15:38 Centpacrr 1700×1200× (2404827 bytes) Add text to illustration.
  • 2013-05-18 13:16 Centpacrr 1700×1200× (2386174 bytes) Expand illustration to include cutouts illustrating the center of the coin as it appeared on both obverse and reverse prior to the 1793 counterstamping.
  • 2013-05-12 01:56 Centpacrr 1609×820× (1652538 bytes) 1767(A) Colonies François 12 Diniers with "RF" Counterstamp, 12 deniers ("Collot"). Copper, 170.0g (11 grams), 28.3mm. Breen #701 Source: ''"The Cooper Collections"'' (Uploader's private collection)

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