France 1649-& 1/2 ecu

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Steve Album sale 55, lot 816

This specimen was lot 816 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $390. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE: Louis XIV, 1643-1715, AR 1/2 écu à mèche longue, Aix, 1649-&, juvenile bust, nicely toned, rare date/mintmark, PCGS graded AU58." This half écu was struck at Aix 1646-53, 1656-59.

Recorded mintage: 13,481[2].

Specifications: 13.72 g, 0.917 fine silver, 31-32 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Jean Warin.

Catalog reference: KM-164.23, Gadoury-169, Dr/4 № 527, Dr/2 № 301.

Sources:

  • [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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 55, featuring Selections from the Swamperbob Gurney Collection of Cap & Ray 8 Reales, the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins and the 1914 Collection of World Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2026.

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