France 1720-B 1/3 ecu

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Heritage sale 61259, lot 99084
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Stack's Bowers September 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 74737
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The first specimen was lot 99084 in Heritage sale 61259 (Dallas, TX, February 2022), where it sold for $528. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Louis XV 1/3 Ecu 1720-B MS63 NGC, Rouen mint. 1/3 Ecu de France. Flan Reforme, trefoil below bust. While Gadoury does not list a Flan Reforme variety from this mint, auction records indicate this a more common piece than thought. Regardless, the conditional state remains stunning and embellished by a vivid autumnal hue throughout." The second specimen was lot 74737 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[3] noted, "FRANCE. Petit Louis d'Argent (1/3 Ecu), 1720-B. Rouen Mint. Louis XV. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, Unc Details. From the Richard August Collection." This type was struck 1720-23 in large numbers while the adventurer John Law dominated the French government. Many were struck over petit Louis d'argent struck in 1720. Worth 3 livres on its introduction, it was reduced in steps to 1 livre 6 sols 8 deniers in September 1724.

Recorded mintage: 293,524 fn plus a few rf[2].

Specification: 8.15 g, 0.917 fine silver, 26-28 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/2 № 568, Dr/4 № 832, KM 457.3, cf. Gad-306 (for Flan Neuf), Dupl-1667A.

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.
  • [3]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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