France 1604-Mor 1/4 ecu

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Stack's Bowers 2026 ANA sale, lot 45432
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This specimen was lot 45432 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $109. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Navarre-Bearn. 1/4 Ecu, 1604. Pau or Morlaas Mint. Henry IV. PCGS VF-35. From the Ray Garrison Collection." Both Pau and Morlaas struck this type in the reign of Henry IV. The coins bear the arms of France, Navarre and Béarn but no mintmark. However, the Pau issue was milled while the Morlaas product was hammered. For this date, Sombart[2] reports 16 quarts and five huitiemes d'écu, making this a common date.

Recorded mintage: 195,984 including huitièmes d'écu.

Specification: 9.71 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Sb 4706, KM-1.2; Dup-1240.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • [2]Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
  • Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.

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