France 1719-W 1/2 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1396

This specimen was lot 1396 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €400 (about US$530 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR demi-écu de Navarre, 1719W, Lille. D/ B. enfantin à d., l., dr. et cuir. R/ Ecu écartelé de France-Navarre, échancré et couronné. Rare Fines traces d'ajustage. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver half écu of Navarre of 1719, Lille mint. Obverse: draped and armored infant bust right; reverse: crowned quartered arms of France and Navarre. Rare, light adjustment marks, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This issue of the Lille mint is a common date of a scarce type, struck 1718-20 only. It is called the demi-écu de France et Navarre and had a face value of 3 livres at the time of issue.

Recorded mintage: 322,560[2].

Specification: 12.23 g, 0.917 fine silver, 33 mm diameter, this specimen 12,16 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 824, Dr/2 № 559, Dupl-1658; Gad-310.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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