6 Sols - Leopold II

Features

Issuer	Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Duke	Leopold II (1790-1792)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1790
Value	6 Sols (3⁄10)
Currency	Sol (?-1795)
Composition	Silver (.653)
Weight	3.2 g
Diameter	22.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 36106
References	L# 259-1 Romain Probst; 2003. Prifix: catalogue illustré des monnaies luxembourgeoises (1026 - 2001). Banque du Timbre et Lux-Numis, Luxembourg, Luxembourg. , Weiller# 249 Raymond Weiller; 1977. Les Monnaies Luxembourgeoises = Luxembourgish Coins. Institut supérieur d'archéologie et d'histoire de l'art, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. , Vanhoudt Ned.# 880 Hugo Vanhoudt. De munten van de Bourgondische, Spaanse en Oostenrijkse Nederlanden en van de Franse en Hollandse periode. Vanhoudt, Heverlee, Belgium (2 volumes). , KM# 17 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , BV# 260 Édouard Bernays, Jules Vannérus. Histoire numismatique du comté puis duché de Luxembourg et de ses fiefs (2 volumes).

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Obverse

Crowned Luxembourgish shield dividing the legend above.

Script: Latin

Lettering: LEOP. II. D. G. HV. BO. REX. DVX. LVXEMB

Engraver: Jean-Baptiste Wurschbauer

Reverse

Face value, mint year and mint letter in four lines. External pearling.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
VI
SOLS
1790
H

Engraver: Jean-Baptiste Wurschbauer

Edge

Plain

Mint

H	Günzburg, Germany

Comments

Probst mentions a variant with a thinner 'H' (L259-2), which is not confirmed by other authors.

Weiller reported an error in mint year, minted on a copper planchet.

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1790 H			727 651				$ 81	$ 110				(fr) L259-1

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Actual silver weight: 0.067 oz

Current silver price: 68.34 USD/oz (see silver price

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	Katz Auction 184 Lot 618	27 Feb 2026	XF	USD 69.37 (EUR 60.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 154 Lot 1048	12 Apr 2025	XF	USD 47.40 (EUR 41.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 136 Lot 1920	28 Aug 2024	XF	USD 71.68 (EUR 62.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 96 Lot 1011	23 Sep 2023	XF	USD 196.55 (EUR 170.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 84 Lot 455	27 May 2023	XF	USD 202.33 (EUR 175.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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