France 1717-Q 1/10 ecu

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Heritage sale 61259, lot 99074
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This specimen was lot 99074 in Heritage sale 61259 (Dallas, TX, February 2022), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Louis XV 1/10 Ecu (12 Sols) 1717-Q F15 NGC, Perpignan mint, 1/10 Ecu Vertugadin. Flan Neuf. A seldom-seen survivor that Gadoury notes is one of the rarest of the series, which we've only located a single example coming to market in recent decades." Tenth écus were struck for Louis XV prior to the reform of 1726 but most are rare. This type had a face value of 10 sols tournois at the time of issue (1715-18).

Recorded mintage: unknown but fairly common for the type[2]. Both fn and rf exist.

Specification: 3.05 g, 0.917 fine silver, 22 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 847, Dr/2 № 556, KM 418.13, Gad-289 (R4), Dupl-1654, L4L-418 (R4).

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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, The Long Island Collection of French Coins Showcase Auction #61259, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.

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