France 1660-K 1/2 ecu

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Stack's Bowers September 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 74691
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This specimen was lot 74691 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $840. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 1/2 Ecu, 1660-K. Bordeaux Mint. Louis XIV. PCGS AU-55. From the Richard August Collection. Ex: Enterprise Collection (Heritage Auctions - 1/2004) Lot # 14666." Droulers[2] devotes catalog numbers 530 thru 557 to describe the numerous variations of this bust, introduced in 1659 when the king was 21 years old. This subtype of the demi-écu juvénile was struck 1660-61 and is a common date for the type but it is still priced double a common date demi-écu à la mèche longue.

Recorded mintage: 107,206[2].

Specification: 13.72 g, 0.917 fine silver, 32-33 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 544, KM-202.8; Gad-173; Ciani-1863; Dupl-1484.

Sources:

  • 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, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection and Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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