France 1721-T 1/12 ecu

Heritage sale 3064, part of lot 29059

This coin, called a twelfth écu de France, was part of the John Law issues of 1719-23. It was worth 15 sols and was struck 1720-23 only. Most were was struck over the ten sols of 1719. This specimen was part of lot 29059 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), which sold for $960. The catalog description^[2] noted, "Quartet of Louis XV Minor Silver Coins, ...3) 1/12 Écu de France 1721-T VF Plus, Troyes mint, ...From the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens."

Recorded mintage: unknown, all rf, scarce^[1].

Specification: 2.04 g, 0.917 fine silver, 20 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/2 № 573, Dr/4 № 853, KM 463.13, Gad-288.

Source:

^[1]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.
^[2]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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