France 1761-W 1/2 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 155, lot 1699

This specimen was lot 1699 in Jean Elsen sale 155 (Brussels, June 2023), where it sold for €80 (about US$105 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR demi-écu au bandeau, 1761 W, Lille. D/ T. à g., ceinte d'un bandeau. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Nettoyé. Griffe au droit. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, half écu of the hair ribbon of 1761, Lille mint. Obverse: head left, hair tied in a ribbon; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Cleaned, obverse scratch, Very Fine.)"

The half écu au bandeau was struck 1741-74 and numerous mints but only Paris and Lille struck the denomination on a regular basis. The Lille mint struck this type 1741-63, 1766, 1774. This is a scarce but not rare date.

Recorded mintage: 12,616.

Specification: 14.74 g, 0.917 fine silver, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, this specimen 14,62 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 828, Dr/2 № 585, Dupl-1681; Gad-314.

Source:

  • 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 155, Collection Marc Bar et Distinctions de Jean-Baptiste Nothomb, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

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