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15 sols 1670A French Colonies<\/span><\/p>\n

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Breton 501; Martin 1.2-B.1;\u00a0W-11610.<\/span><\/p>\n

Graded by NGC VF-30.<\/span><\/div>\n
Ex. Partrick Collection (HA, Auction # 1301, lot # 15007), Ex.\u00a0McKay-Clements, Ex.\u00a0Art Kagin,\u00a0Ex.\u00a0Wayte Raymond, Ex.\u00a0Count Ferrari.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The 1670 15 sols: A magic coin…<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
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This piece could also be designated as \u2018The 50 cents 1921\u2019 of Canadian colonial coinage.Very first coinage issued for Canada, it had legal tender in the entire French colonies of America; New France and West Indies, which covered half of the continent at its peak. An edict of the King Louis XIV, dated on February 19, 1670, authorized the creation of a special money for the Islands and Continent of America (\u2018Isles et terres ferme de l\u2019Amerique\u2019). Two silver denominations were to be minted at \u2018l\u2019Hostel de la Monnoye de Paris\u2019, the 15 sols along with the 5 sols piece. Both coins bore a specific legend for exclusive circulation in French America: \u2018Gloriam Regni Tui Dicent\u2019. They had to be distinctive from regular domestic issues of France, where they were forbidden to use. Their value actually equals a quarter et twelfth ecus respectively. An estimated number of 40,000 pieces were struck, mostly melted thereafter, from which only 18 surviving specimens are known at present day. 8 of them are held in museums and institutional collections, 10 into private hands.<\/div>\n
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…with an outstanding pedigree !<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
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This coin here has an amazing history of fabulous owners. An exceptional pedigree going back to the 19th century with its first known owner, the Count Ferrari. Born in 1850 at the well-known H\u00f4tel Matignon in Paris, he spent his whole life collecting stamps and coins.<\/div>\n
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He started as young collector, then he inherited an estimated fortune of 5 millions pounds, giving him a great opportunity to build one of the largest collection of all times ever assembled ! The 15 sols was probably bought in the last quarter of the 19th century, as we are aware of a pewter cast specimen made in the 1880\u2019s from his coin. Ferrari lived in Paris until 1915, then moved to Switzerland to escape the Great War, where he died in 1917. Since he had became citizen of Austria, he left and gave his collection to the Austrian Embassy (Housed at the Hotel Matignon) as he bequeathed it to the German nation to be accessible to the public. \u2018After the war, the French government confiscated Ferrary\u2019s collection, claiming it as a war reparation. The massive assemblage was auctioned off between 1921 and 1926, in 14 separate sales. Realizing some 30 million francs.\u2019<\/div>\n
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Who bought the coin in 1920\u2019s ? Good question… What we know is the next owner being Wayte Raymond (1886-1956), renowned American numismatist, when the coin resurfaced and advertised for sale in his Sept-Oct 1942 issue of Coin Collectors Journal, Vol. IX. Raymond had been a pioneer of American numismatics as he published many numismatic books and catalogs, among which his Standard Catalog, considered as the first coin guide of that time.<\/div>\n
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Then, at his death in 1956, it appears that Art Kagin acquired the coin around that period. Another famed numismatist, who established the first Kagin\u2019s office in 1933. A numismatic family business still in operation since 87 years ! In 1964, the coin was put in auction at the ANA 73rd Convention\u2019s Federal Brand Sale in Cleveland, held by M. Kolman auctioneer, (summer 1964, Lot #1500). Prominent Canadian numismatist John McKay-Clements purchased it (through J. Guy Clements, as agent-buyer?), bringing it back in Canada, where it resided in his collection until the famous McKay-Clements sale in 1976.<\/div>\n
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This sale was held in Toronto on May 13-16, by Frank Rose, auctioneer, where the \u2018Ferrari\u2019 15 sols had the symbolic \u2018Lot number 1\u2019. According Partrick\u2019s ticket accompanying the coin, we can presume that John J. Ford (1924-2005) had purchased it in 1976. Since Ford had apparently bought the specimen pedigreed to \u2018Archbishop John Sharp collection\u2019 (1691-1714) at Baldwin Sale in 1973, he owned then two 15 sols pieces with the oldest and most prestigious pedigrees ! Then from him, it seems the coin was sold privately to Donald G. Partrick (1926-2020), which remained in his collection until today\u2019s Heritage sale(2021).<\/div>\n
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Partrick, a real estate developer living in Huntingdon, N.Y. was former president of the American Numismatic Society. He built what is stated as the finest collection of colonial American coins ever assembled… Finally bought by Cl\u00e9ment Chapados-Girard (Jetons Canada) from the Partrick collection sale on March 18th 2021 (Lot #15007). It now returned to Canada after 45 years…<\/div>\n
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Le 15 sols 1670 : Une pi\u00e8ce magique…<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Cette rare monnaie pourrait tout aussi bien \u00eatre d\u00e9sign\u00e9e comme ‘Le 50 cents 1921’ de la numismatique coloniale canadienne. Toute premi\u00e8re s\u00e9rie \u00e9mise pour le Canada, elle avait cours l\u00e9gal dans toutes les colonies fran\u00e7aises d’Am\u00e9rique ; La Nouvelle-France et les Antilles, lesquelles couvraient la moiti\u00e9 du continent \u00e0 son apog\u00e9e. Un \u00e9dit du roi Louis XIV, en date du 19 f\u00e9vrier 1670, autorise la cr\u00e9ation d’une monnaie sp\u00e9ciale pour les \u00celes et le Continent d’Am\u00e9rique ( ‘Isles et terres fermes de l’Am\u00e9rique’). Deux pi\u00e8ces en argent ont donc \u00e9t\u00e9 frapp\u00e9es \u00e0\u00a0<\/span>l’Hostel de la Monnoye de Paris<\/i>, soit cette pi\u00e8ce de 15 sols, ainsi que le 5 sols. Celles-ci comportaient une l\u00e9gende sp\u00e9cifique pour circulation exclusive en Am\u00e9rique fran\u00e7aise : ‘Gloriam Regni Tui Dicent’. Elles devaient se distinguer des \u00e9missions domestiques r\u00e9guli\u00e8res de France, o\u00f9 leur utilisation \u00e9tait interdite. Leur valeur \u00e9quivaut en fait respectivement \u00e0 un quart et \u00e0 un douzi\u00e8me d’\u00e9cu. Un nombre estim\u00e9 de 40 000 pi\u00e8ces du 15 sols ont \u00e9t\u00e9 frapp\u00e9es, pour la plupart fondues par la suite, et dont seuls 17 sp\u00e9cimens distincts sont connus \u00e0 ce jour avec certitude. Huit d’entre eux sont conserv\u00e9s dans des mus\u00e9es et des collections institutionnelles, et au moins neuf autres au sein de collections priv\u00e9es.<\/span><\/p>\n

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…avec un pedigree exceptionnel !<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Ce sp\u00e9cimen du 15 sols ici a eu une incroyable cha\u00eene de propri\u00e9taires fabuleux. Un pedigree exceptionnel remontant au 19\u00e8me si\u00e8cle avec son tout premier propri\u00e9taire connu, le Comte Ferrari. N\u00e9 en 1850 au c\u00e9l\u00e8bre H\u00f4tel Matignon \u00e0 Paris, il a pass\u00e9 toute sa vie \u00e0 collectionner timbres et monnaies. Il a d\u00e9but\u00e9 comme jeune collectionneur, puis il a h\u00e9rit\u00e9 d’une fortune estim\u00e9e \u00e0 5 millions de livres \u00e0 l’\u00e9poque, lui offrant une belle opportunit\u00e9 de constituer l’une des plus grandes collections de tous les temps jamais r\u00e9unie ! Cet exemplaire du 15 sols a probablement \u00e9t\u00e9 achet\u00e9 dans le dernier quart du XIXe si\u00e8cle, car nous connaissons une copie (‘cast’) en \u00e9tain, r\u00e9alis\u00e9e dans les ann\u00e9es 1880 \u00e0 partir de sa pi\u00e8ce.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ferrari v\u00e9cut \u00e0 Paris jusqu’en 1915, puis s’installa en Suisse afin d’\u00e9chapper \u00e0 la Grande Guerre, o\u00f9 il mourut en 1917. Depuis qu’il \u00e9tait devenu citoyen autrichien, il l\u00e9gua sa collection \u00e0 l’ambassade d’Autriche (h\u00e9berg\u00e9e \u00e0 l’H\u00f4tel Matignon) au b\u00e9n\u00e9fice de la nation allemande pour y \u00eatre accessible au public. ‘<\/span>Apr\u00e8s<\/i>la guerre, le gouvernement fran\u00e7ais a confisqu\u00e9 la collection de Ferrary, la r\u00e9clamant comme r\u00e9paration de guerre. L’imposante collection a \u00e9t\u00e9 vendue aux ench\u00e8res entre 1921 et 1926, lors de 14 ventes distinctes. R\u00e9alisant quelque 30 millions de francs.’<\/i><\/p>\n

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Qui a rachet\u00e9 la monnaie par la suite dans les ann\u00e9es 1920 ? Bonne question… Ce que nous savons, c’est que le propri\u00e9taire suivant (connu) est Wayte Raymond (1886-1956), numismate am\u00e9ricain renomm\u00e9, lorsque la pi\u00e8ce a refait surface et mise en vente dans son num\u00e9ro de septembre-octobre 1942 du Coin Collectors Journal, Vol. IX. Raymond a \u00e9t\u00e9 un pionnier de la numismatique am\u00e9ricaine en publiant de nombreux livres et catalogues, parmi lesquels son Standard Catalog, consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme le premier guide d’importance des monnaies de collection \u00e0 l’\u00e9poque.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Puis, avant ou apr\u00e8s sa mort en 1956, il semble que Art Kagin ait acquis la pi\u00e8ce. Un autre numismate c\u00e9l\u00e8bre, qui a fond\u00e9 et ouvert son premier magasin en 1933. Entreprise familiale en numismatique toujours en activit\u00e9 depuis 90 ans ! En 1964, la monnaie a \u00e9t\u00e9 mise aux ench\u00e8res lors de la Federal Brand Sale durant la 73e Convention de l’ANA \u00e0 Cleveland, organis\u00e9e par le commissaire-priseur M. Kolman (\u00e9t\u00e9 1964, lot n \u00b0 1500). L’\u00e9minent numismate canadien John McKay-Clements l’a possiblement acquise vers cette \u00e9poque (via J. Guy Clements, agent-acheteur?) et ramen\u00e9e au Canada, o\u00f9 elle a r\u00e9sid\u00e9 dans sa collection jusqu’\u00e0 l’importante vente McKay-Clements en 1976.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cette vente eut lieu \u00e0 Toronto du 13 au 16 mai, organis\u00e9e par Frank Rose, commissaire-priseur, o\u00f9 le 15 sols “Ferrari” portait le symbolique “Lot num\u00e9ro 1”. D’apr\u00e8s la note de Partrick accompagnant la pi\u00e8ce, on peut pr\u00e9sumer que John J. Ford (1924-2005) est celui qui l’avait achet\u00e9 en 1976. Puisque Ford avait apparemment achet\u00e9 le sp\u00e9cimen p\u00e9digr\u00e9 de la ‘Collection Archbishop John Sharp’ (1691-1714) lors de vente Baldwin en 1973, il poss\u00e8de alors deux pi\u00e8ces de 15 sols aux pedigrees les plus anciens et les plus prestigieux! Ensuite, de sa part, il semble que la monnaie ait \u00e9t\u00e9 revendue en priv\u00e9 \u00e0 Donald G. Partrick (1926-2020), laquelle est rest\u00e9e dans sa collection jusqu’\u00e0 la vente Heritage en 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Partrick, promoteur immobilier ayant v\u00e9cu \u00e0 Huntingdon, N.Y., a d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9sident de l’American Numismatic Society de 1999 \u00e0 2007. Il a construit ce qui est d\u00e9crit comme la plus belle collection de monnaies coloniales am\u00e9ricaines jamais assembl\u00e9e. Finalement achet\u00e9 par Cl\u00e9ment Chapados-Girard (Jetons Canada) \u00e0 la vente de la collection Partrick, le 18 mars 2021 (Lot #15007), l’illustre 15 sols est de nouveau revenu au Canada apr\u00e8s 45 ans d’absence.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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15 sols 1670A French Colonies Breton 501; Martin 1.2-B.1;\u00a0W-11610. Graded by NGC VF-30. Ex. Partrick Collection (HA, Auction # 1301, lot # 15007), Ex.\u00a0McKay-Clements, Ex.\u00a0Art Kagin,\u00a0Ex.\u00a0Wayte Raymond, Ex.\u00a0Count Ferrari. \u00a0 (Version fran\u00e7aise suivra) \u00a0   The 1670 15 sols: A magic coin… This piece could also be designated as \u2018The 50 cents 1921\u2019 of Canadian […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":42289,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[465],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-42288","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-others-canadian-colonial-tokens","7":"pa_certification-ngc","8":"pa_circulated-uncirculated-circulated","9":"pa_country-region-of-manufacture-france","10":"pa_type-colonial","11":"pif-has-gallery","13":"first","14":"outofstock","15":"taxable","16":"shipping-taxable","17":"purchasable","18":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetonscanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/42288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetonscanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetonscanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetonscanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetonscanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetonscanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=42288"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetonscanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=42288"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetonscanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=42288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}