France 1650-F 1/2 ecu

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Shown is a half écu a la mèche longue from early in the reign of Louis XIV of France (1643-1715). It was struck at the Angers mint (mintmark "F"). The type was struck in large quantities 1646-60 and varies from the earlier half écu a la mèche courte by the length of the lock of hair over the king's ear. Its face value at the time of issue was 30 sols tournois. The Angers mint closed in 1661 and its products are generally scarce. It is priced about 80% more than the common date (1650-A or 1650-G).

Report mintage: 40,764[1].

Specification: 13.72 g, 0.917 fine silver, 31-32 mm diameter, plain edge. Edge lettering would be introduced to the half écu in 1686.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 527, Dr/2 № 301, KM 164.7.

Source:

  • [1]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • 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.

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