France 1650-L 1/2 ecu

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Stack's Bowers 2025 ANA sale, lot 46395
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This specimen was lot 46395 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 1/2 Ecu, 1650-L. Bayonne Mint. Louis XIV. PCGS MS-63. From the Richard August Collection." Shown is a half écu a la mèche longue from early in the reign of Louis XIV (1643-1715). It was struck at the Bayonne mint (mintmark "L"). 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.

Recorded mintage: 153,747, a fairly common date tho less common than 1650-A or 1650-G.

Specification: 13.72 g, 0.917 fine silver, 31-32 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Jean Warin and Isaac Briot.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 527, Dr/2 № 301, KM-164.12; Gad-169; Dupl-1470.

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, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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