France 1658-9 1/2 ecu

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Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73039
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This specimen was lot 73039 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 1/2 Ecu, 1658-(9). Rennes Mint. Louis XIV. NGC VF-35. Despite some circulation and haymarking, this example retains good details and some brilliance on flan." This is among the last demi-écu à la mèche longue struck in France. The king was twenty years old in 1658 and no longer resembled the child shown on the coin. The demi-écu juvénile was introduced the next year.

Recorded mintage: 901,334[2], fairly common.

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

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 527, Dr/2 № 301, KM 164.24.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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