France 1652-L ecu

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Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 6796
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This specimen was lot 6796 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $504. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Ecu, 1652-L. Bayonne Mint. Louis XIV. PCGS AU-53. A solid, wholesome Ecu of the Sun King with medium gray toning throughout. A few very minor adjustment marks are noted on the reverse, but generally the surfaces are free of distracting marks." The specimen shown is an écu à la mèche longue struck in Bayonne during the reign of Louis XIV. Bayonne struck this type 1652-54 and 1659. Droulers[2] prices this date about 25% higher than the common date (1651-A).

Recorded mintage: 36,912[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-155.10; 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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