France 1646-M 1/4 ecu

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Stack's Bowers November 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73338
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This specimen was lot 73338 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 1/4 Ecu, 1646-M. Toulouse Mint. Louis XIV. PCGS AU-55. A bit of a die shift is observed, but this hammered example otherwise displays very little in the way of handling--all while offering a delightful gunmetal gray hue throughout." This type was struck at Toulouse 1643-49. Milled quarts d'écu à la meche longue (6.86 g, 0.917 fine) were also struck in 1646 at Paris (A) and four other mints. Under Henry III, it had a face value of fifteen sols tournois, by 1645, its value had risen to 21 sols tournois.

Recorded mintage: 58,514[2], common or the type.

Specification: 9.71 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 no. 428, Dr/2 no. 280, KM-142.11; Dupl-1451; Gad-136.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [2]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, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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