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½ Liard - Joseph II

½ Liard - Joseph II - obverse½ Liard - Joseph II - reverse

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Features

Issuer Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Duke Joseph II (1780-1790)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1783-1789
Value ½ Liard (1⁄160)
Currency Sol (?-1795)
Composition Copper
Weight 1.76 g
Diameter 17 mm
Thickness 0.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
17483
References L# 257
Romain Probst; 2003. Prifix: catalogue illustré des monnaies luxembourgeoises (1026 - 2001). Banque du Timbre et Lux-Numis, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
, Weiller# 247
Raymond Weiller; 1977. Les Monnaies Luxembourgeoises = Luxembourgish Coins. Institut supérieur d'archéologie et d'histoire de l'art, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
, Vanhoudt Ned.# 863
Hugo Vanhoudt. De munten van de Bourgondische, Spaanse en Oostenrijkse Nederlanden en van de Franse en Hollandse periode. Vanhoudt, Heverlee, Belgium (2 volumes).
, KM# 10
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, BV# 258
Édouard Bernays, Jules Vannérus. Histoire numismatique du comté puis duché de Luxembourg et de ses fiefs (2 volumes).
, Schön DM# 12
Gerhard Schön. Deutscher Münzkatalog 18. Jahrhundert 1700-1806. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (2 volumes).

Obverse

Luxembourg shield crowned with lion rampant to the left on a burel field of 10 pieces.
External dentition.

Reverse

In four lines, the angel's head (Brussels mint) between two rosettes, the face value and the mint year followed by a point.
External dentition.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
DEMI
LIARD
1784•

Edge

Plain

Mint

Mintmark of Royal Mint of Belgium Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium (983-2017)

Comments

The issue of this new half-liard was decided at the beginning of the reign of Joseph II.
Coin struck at the Brussels mint.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1783  Photo 1 362 346 $ 12 $ 12 (fr) L257-1 29%
1784  Photo 1 466 464 $ 11 (fr) L257-2 29%
1789  Photo 1 576 993 $ 12 $ 13 $ 17 $ 41 $ 110 (fr) L257-3 62%

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Examples of the type

Picture 1 of the example of ½ Liard - Joseph II
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1783 – (fr) L257-1 (see more)
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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold ½ Liard - Joseph II
Katz
Auction 96
Lot 994
Internet Archive
23 Sep 2023 1784 – (fr) L257-2 UNC USD 152.61
(EUR 132.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold ½ Liard - Joseph II
Katz
Auction 84
Lot 454
Internet Archive
27 May 2023 1784 – (fr) L257-2 XF USD 122.55
(EUR 106.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold ½ Liard - Joseph II
Katz
Auction 154
Lot 1047
Internet Archive
12 Apr 2025 1789 – (fr) L257-3 UNC USD 113.30
(EUR 98.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold ½ Liard - Joseph II
Katz
Auction 144
Lot 1676
Internet Archive
17 Nov 2024 1789 – (fr) L257-3 UNC USD 109.84
(EUR 95.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold ½ Liard - Joseph II
Katz
Auction 128
Lot 737
Internet Archive
3 Jun 2024 1789 – (fr) L257-3 UNC USD 80.93
(EUR 70.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold ½ Liard - Joseph II
Katz
Auction 120
Lot 2467
Internet Archive
13 Apr 2024 1789 – (fr) L257-3 XF USD 11.56
(EUR 10.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold ½ Liard - Joseph II
Katz
Auction 72
Lot 715
Internet Archive
21 Dec 2022 1789 – (fr) L257-3 VF USD 9.25
(EUR 8.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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