France 1682-A 1/2 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 150, lot 1328

This specimen was lot 1328 in Jean Elsen sale 150 (Brussels, March 2022), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,254 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR demi-écu à la cravate, 1682A, Paris. 2e émission. D/ B. dr. et cuir. à d., portant une perruque et une cravate brodée. R/ Ecu de France couronné. Rare Belle patine. Très Beau à Superbe. Provient de notre liste 229, juillet 2004, 1458. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver half écu of the necktie of 1682, Paris mint, second type. Obverse: draped and armored bust right wearing a peruque and an embroidered necktie; reverse: crowned arms of France. Rare, nice patina, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck 1672-85 in fairly large quantities but was the victim of repeated "reformations," where older 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[2] 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: 243,942, common for the type.

Specification: 13.72 g, 0.917 fine silver, 37-41 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by F. Warin, this specimen 13,71 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 563, Dupl-1494; Gad-178.

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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 150: Collection J.F.L. Blankenberg, Monnaies de l'Orient Latin, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

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