France 1765-CC 1/5 ecu

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Sincona Auction 103, lot 493

This specimen was lot 493 in Sincona Auction 103 (Zürich, May 2026), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$305 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANKREICH Königreich und Republik, Louis XV. 1715-1774. 1/5 Ecu au bandeau 1765, Besançon. Sehr selten. Fast vorzüglich. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, fifth écu of the hair ribbon of 1765, Besançon mint. Very rare, About Extremely Fine.)"

The cinquième d'écu au bandeau is the scarcest of the silver denominations of this series (1/20, 1/10, 1/5, 1/2 and one écu). The SCWC lists 1756, 1759, 1770 for this mint; Droulers[2] notes 1756, 1765 and 1770-71. All dates are rare. The only other mint for this denomination in 1765 is Paris ("A").

Recorded mintage: 6,225.

Specification: 5.89 g, 0.917 fine silver, 26 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 5.89 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 841, Dr/2 № 586, KM 515.23 (listed as a 24 sols), Gadoury 299 (R4).

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [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.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 103: World and Swiss coins and medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.

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