France 1771-L ecu Dav-1331

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Stack's Bowers February 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74447
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This specimen was lot 74447 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $100. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Ecu, 1771-L. Bayonne Mint. Louis XV. PCGS Genuine--Tooled, VF Details. Displaying good details, this example is presentable with deep toning, despite the noted tooling." The écu au bandeau is the most popular coin of the ancien regime among collectors. Alhéritière and Deswelle[3] reported 575 dates for this type in 2004; three more have been published since. An additional 215 dates may exist; records show they were minted but no one has found one. Four dates are known which the archives state should not exist. Of these only two dozen or so are classed as common (20 or more examples known), while 481 dates are known from five or fewer examples. Droulers[2] lists the 1771-L as fairly common. The Bayonne mint, a major producer of silver, struck both this type and the écu à la vieille tête in 1771.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 29.49 g, 0.917 fine silver, 39-41 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM.

Catalog reference: Dupl., 1680; Gad-322, Dav-1331, Dr/4 № 820, Dr/2 № 584, KM-512.12.

Source:

  • [3]Alhéritière, Edouard, and Ludovic Deswelle, "Les écus de Louis XV de bandeau: point de situation," Numismatique et Change, No. 349 [Mai 2004], pp. 61-63.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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