France 1681-A 1/2 ecu

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Goldberg sale 91, lot 2618
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This specimen was lot 2618 in Goldberg sale 91 (Los Angeles, June 2016), where it did not sell. The catalog description[2] noted, "France. 1/2 Ecu, 1681-A Choice EF. Louis XIV. Parliament type. Lightly cleaned with much luster remaining. Rare. Choice Extremely Fine." This demi-écu à la cravate was struck 1672-85 in fairly large quantities but was the victim of repeated "reformations," where older half écus were called in and restruck. As a result, the type is rare today. It was succeeded by the demi-écu drapé à l'antique of 1684-87. Droulers[1] prices this date as common, but even a common date is priced over four times that of an demi-écu à la mèche longue.

Recorded mintage: 406,375 approx[1].

Specification: 13.72 g, 0.917 fine silver, 37-41 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by F. Warin.

Catalog reference: KM-230.1; Gad-178, Dr/4 № 561.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]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.
  • [2]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 91: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2016.

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