France 1767-AA ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 146, lot 205

This specimen was lot 205 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €190 (about US$277 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR écu au bandeau, 1767AA, Metz. D/ T. à g., ceinte d'un bandeau. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Très rare Nettoyé. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver écu of the ribbon of 1767, Metz mint. Obverse: head left, hair tied with a ribbon; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Very rare, cleaned, Very Fine.)"

The écu au bandeau was struck in large numbers at twenty-nine mints. Clairand[3] estimates 195 million were struck 1726-74, a number which must rival the production of pesos in Spanish American mints. Its divisions were the ½, 1/5, 1/10 and 1/20 écu, struck in modest quantities. The écu was worth $1.10 in the USA before the Civil War. The Metz mint issued this type 1740-43, 1750-70 but most of its issues were small.

Recorded mintage: 51,460[2], a scarce date.

Specification: silver, 11 deniers (.917 fine), 8.3 pieces to the mark (29.488 g), face value 6 livres, 39 mm diameter. Engraved by Joseph-Charles Röettiers, this specimen 29,16 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-1331, Dr/4 № 820, Dr/2 № 584, KM 523.2, Dupl-1680; Gad-322; L4L 494.

Source:

  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • [3]Clairand, Armand, Monnaies de Louis XV, Le temps de la Stabilité Monetaire, 1726-1774, Paris: Maison Platt, 1996.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • 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.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 146: Collection Anthony Lorrain Monnaies de Metz, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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