France 1721-V 1/6 ecu

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Stack's Bowers September 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74371
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This specimen was lot 74371 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $384. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 1/6 Ecu, 1721-V. Troyes Mint. Louis XV. PCGS AU-53. This gently circulated example displays lovely rich iridescent patina. From the Sydney F. Martin Collection." This type was struck 1720-23 in large numbers while the adventurer John Law dominated the French government. Nearly all were struck over XX sols de France-Navarre struck in 1719-20. Worth 30 sols (1½ livres) on its introduction, it was reduced in steps to 10 sols 4 deniers in September 1724.

Recorded mintage: signalé mais non confirmé[2], a rare date.

Specification: 4.07 g, 0.917 fine silver, 24 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 845, Dr/2 № 572, KM-454.19; Gad-297.

Source:

  • [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.
  • 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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