France 1648-M ecu

Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 6795

This specimen was lot 6795 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $810. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Ecu, 1648-M. Toulouse Mint. Louis XIV. PCGS AU-55. A moderately struck Ecu of the Sun King as a child, with bright luster remaining in the fields and light argent surfaces. Some light die adjustment marks are noted on the reverse center." The specimen shown is an écu à la mèche longue struck in Toulouse during the reign of Louis XIV. Toulouse struck this type 1647-54. Droulers^[2] prices this date about 25% higher than the common date (1651-A).

Recorded mintage: 119,501^[2].

Specification: 27.45 g, 0.917 fine silver, plain edge, designed by Jean Warin and Isaac Briot.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 441, Dr/2 № 298, KM-155.11; Gad-202, Dav-3799.

Source:

^[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.
Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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