France 1642-M 1/8 ecu

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Stack's Bowers September 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 74662
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This specimen was lot 74662 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 1/8 Ecu, 1642-M. Toulouse Mint. Louis XIII. PCGS VF-35. From the Richard August Collection." This eighth écu was struck by the hammer at many mints starting in the time of Henry III (1580) and continuing into the reign of Louis XIV (1651). It was supposed to be phased out with the coming of milled coinage but continued for some time after. It is scarce compared to the hammered quarter écus.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a better date.

Specification: 4.85 g, 0.833 fine silver, 24-26 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 111, KM-44.12; Gad-23.

Sources:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection and Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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